Is this normal cockerel behavior?

[1Crzychknlady]

This may be the silliest question ever but newbie chicken mom here and we have this 9 week old lavender Wyandotte cockerel. I have noticed recently that he has started squatting/sitting with the pullets he’s with.
Is this normal? He’s the only roo we currently have in our flock so could that be why? Or is this just what some cockerels do?
We’ve only had experience with one other cockerel, and he acted completely different VERY early on and would never sit with our girls other than to dust bathe quickly or to perch right at dusk to make sure everyone went inside the coop.

 

[Anne-Marie S]

Totally normal. My boy is often found sitting with his girls, particularly in the afternoon sunshine.

He feels relaxed and content, congratulations.

 

[1Crzychknlady]

Totally normal. My boy is often found sitting with his girls, particularly in the afternoon sunshine.

He feels relaxed and content, congratulations.

That’s exactly what I feel like he’s doing. Relaxing and just socializing. Our other roo was constantly picking and bossing around our pullets nonstop.

 

[Anne-Marie S]

That’s exactly what I feel like he’s doing. Relaxing and just socializing. Our other roo was constantly picking and bossing around our

Some roos are more chill than others. It’s possible that your cockerel hasn’t had his hormones come through yet too. His attitude may change as he goes through puberty. I’ve found that the older the roo, the more relaxed he is. There’s exceptions to every rule though, some roos will always be aggressive and some will always be super relaxed. I hope yours keeps his demeanour, it’s great having a relaxed roo.