Felt so bad for my second in command roo, but think I gave him a heart attack lol

[Ciqala]

Zorro, my second in command rooster, has recently taken on the job of making sure the hens get into the coop every night. He's doing great with it, since my alpha said "ah, you deal with it". I have one particular red star that LOVES to jump in and out a million times, so he's got his work cut out for him lol.

Tonight I went to do a head count and lock them up and there's poor little Zorro, on the lowest roost and all the others up on the highest and longest roost {can def. accommodate all of them} but it is sort "V" shaped. Felt bad for the boy, he's pretty sweet albeit it incredibly nervous - I've never had to grab him, nor get after him about any thing. I climb in the coop to turn up their fan and he turns around with his back to me so I grabbed him and put him up on the roost with a couple of hens on it which is where he usually is. My god did he holler like I was skinning him alive, lol, poor thing I never heard one of them make those sounds lol.

Here's a pic of little guy I took two days ago.

 

[redsoxs]

I need to borrow him! I have an obstinate hen who has been reluctant to enter the coop as of late. Fortunately, she is always by the ramp leading into the coop and not hiding in some random place. Go Zorro!!

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Haha, sounds what the sound my Brewster makes when he decides to roost in the rafters--something he does quite frequently

--and I have to grab him. Lol! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ciqala]

I watched him more closely tonight, I was refilling the horses' water bucket, and I am so proud of him. Two of my red stars were doing the jumping back out bit after the rest were in and he'd ruffle his neck, hold his head low and slowly walk towards them. And if they didn't move up the ramp, he'd flap his wings. He's such a good boy

I was sure to go in and hold the flash light aimed at "his" roost with his hens so he wouldn't have any issues getting to his spot in the dark coop.