How can I keep my cockeral occupied?

[J&Kfeatheredfowl]

But there is a small corner about 5ft by 8ft which we were planning on seperating for him and a hen or 2 to keep him company

 

[RodNTN]

Oh, maybe you could let him spend time with the flock for a few minutes a day while you sit with him to make sure no one gets hurt.

 

[J&Kfeatheredfowl]

He currently sleeps in a rabbit hutch, and roams around the garden and house with the dogs

 

[azygous]

Going back to your original question - getting a companion for the little roo so he won't be bored. Most of the time people completely overlook the possibility of another species as a companion to a single rooster.

If you don't wish to let him have a hen keep him company, you can let one of the ducks in with him. Or a friendly, gently dog or a bunny or goat. Roosters often easily make friends and bond with other animals. They can be quite content without a flock of hens doing things this way.

 

[J&Kfeatheredfowl]

Going back to your original question - getting a companion for the little roo so he won't be bored. Most of the time people completely overlook the possibility of another species as a companion to a single rooster.

If you don't wish to let him have a hen keep him company, you can let one of the ducks in with him. Or a friendly, gently dog or a bunny or goat. Roosters often easily make friends and bond with other animals. They can be quite content without a flock of hens doing things this way.

He does currently roam around with the dogs and we were planning on buying or hatching ducks, if we placed one in with him when they were old enough, would he be happy???

 

[sourland]

Easiest solution is a pair of small bantam hens to roam the yard with him.

 

[J&Kfeatheredfowl]

Easiest solution is a pair of small bantam hens to roam the yard with him.

Thanks for the advice, however he will be eventually moved to the allotment as he isn’t aloud in the garden, especially with the noise, so will a small separated area be fine with a couple of hens? We would rather this then risk him being killed by our main cockerel

 

[sourland]

Thanks for the advice, however he will be eventually moved to the allotment as he isn’t aloud in the garden, especially with the noise, so will a small separated area be fine with a couple of hens? We would rather this then risk him being killed by our main cockerel

That would indeed be safer for him than introduction into an established flock of larger fowl.

 

[J&Kfeatheredfowl]

That would indeed be safer for him than introduction into an established flock of larger fowl.

Thanks for the reply!
We do have bantams in there, light Sussex bantams, but they are still large compared to him