Ever find your rooster in your nest box?

My Buff Orpington roo does this regularly and especially when I put new shavings in them.
He goes in, does his sweet little clucking sounds like he does when he finds the good bugs, and settles in a bit. It's
almost as if he's testing the nests for the hens! He'll make an indent in the shavings and move on to the next box.
The Black Copper roo doesn't do any of that though..so I guess not all roos do it by nature.

 

My cockerel stays and even sleeps in the boxes I expect an egg from him anyday now.

 

My Dorking cockerels are always doing it -- especially after it has been cleaned or more shaving are added.

I have even had cockerels sitting the eggs when the broody hen comes off them for her break every morning. They get off when the hen returns. I find it a sign of a good caring husband for my girls.

Hattie

 

yesterday my banty was in a nest scratching a palce for his hen to lay her egg

 

Sure they like to rest in them sometimes during the summer.

AL

 

My roos that have done that are usually good to their girls and take it upon themselves to make a nest for them and invite them to lay their eggs there. I find that as a nice quality in a roo.

 

My itty bitty Spangled Banty will kick out a hen to sleep there at night. He hates the perches.

 

On a daily basis...lol I have a GLW roo that has one box the he keeps going to. He doesn't go into any other box. I take him out, and he turns around and goes right back in it. Go figure. There are roost's in that coop.

 

Something tells me your roo needs to go to counseling.