Last spring we ordered a group of day old chicks. The day after they were old enough to put in the coop, our cocker spaniel ate through the chicken wire and broke every chicken's neck but one. We had wanted the chickens for laying. The dog left us the single rooster.
Anyway, the dog had been a stray that we had found. We didn't have a strong emotional connection to her, so we found her a wonderful home. She is much happier there.
For the entire summer, our rooster, Hagrid, has been a happy bachelor. A couple of days ago we bought three hens. Hagrid isn't attacking the girls. He does like to round them up occasionally. He runs them to the feeder, waits awhile and then chases them away. Sometimes he ignores his ladies and then he gets a wild hair and runs one around his yard.
I have no idea if his occasional chasing of the girls is a sign of rooster courship or if he is confused as to what the newcomers to his coop are. Afterall, he has spent most of the summer alone.
Anyway, the dog had been a stray that we had found. We didn't have a strong emotional connection to her, so we found her a wonderful home. She is much happier there.
For the entire summer, our rooster, Hagrid, has been a happy bachelor. A couple of days ago we bought three hens. Hagrid isn't attacking the girls. He does like to round them up occasionally. He runs them to the feeder, waits awhile and then chases them away. Sometimes he ignores his ladies and then he gets a wild hair and runs one around his yard.
I have no idea if his occasional chasing of the girls is a sign of rooster courship or if he is confused as to what the newcomers to his coop are. Afterall, he has spent most of the summer alone.
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