How early does a cockerel start mating behaviors?

[Party_Chicken]

That's lovely!

I knew that my first rooster on this property, Ludwig the Black Langshan, was going to be a good flockmaster when he was only about 5 months old and sat down next to the integration pen to "babysit" the chicks I'd added to my flock.

I didn't see it personally because I was at work, but my son told me that those chicks made their first trip out into the run under the watchful eye of their "Big Brother".

That’s adorable!