Jealous Roo?

[allisonrbaker]

Does anyone have experience with a jealous rooster? What I mean is if I pick anyone up other than him, he appears to get upset. Not to the point of "attack" or injury but he will pace underfoot until I put the other, attention-thief chicken down and then proceeds to peck or pull the offender's feathers.

I can't upload a video but this is my jealous boy.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

It isn't you he's jealous about.... it's that you have one of "his" birds

 

[allisonrbaker]

It isn't you he's jealous about.... it's that you have one of "his" birds

Two reasons I wasn't entirely sure that was the case:
1. He is 18 weeks.
2. When the "offender" is put down and properly pecked, he finds his spot in my lap and settles in.
But that may be his way of controlling me as well?