Keeping rooster out at night?

[robinwhiskers]

Our coop has 3 parts: the run, a small indoor ventilated part, and a small screened in part of the indoor part. Usually all 7 of our 6 month old chickens get to go wherever they want in the 3 parts, but since this weekend our rooster has been kept in the small screened in area because he's been becoming very obsessive and agressive in certain moments and with certain people. It's been getting very cold here now and might snow tomorrow, it gets to almost the 20's at night and the 30's and 40's during the day. I plan on feeding him well and putting petroleum jelly on his comb, but I want to make sure he doesn't get way too cold in the outdoor part while the other chickens get to go in the indoor part (with the large door open). The rooster doesn't have access to it because all his interaction is with me instead of other chickens to hopefully help his behavioral issues. Should I worry about him getting too cold?

 

[Chickassan]

You couldn't let him sleep with the others and put him back in the morning? I'm curious, how old is he and what exactly is he doing to be jailed?

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Robin you do not say where you are but it may get too cold for him
you can remove the spurs with a cutting wheel on a dremel

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Yes cockerels/roosters don’t tuck their heads under their wing when they sleep. If he has a somewhat large comb he can get frostbite. He will need something to protect him from drafts.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

You couldn't let him sleep with the others and put him back in the morning? I'm curious, how old is he and what exactly is he doing to be jailed?

Was wondering the same.

 

[chuckachucka]

You couldn't let him sleep with the others and put him back in the morning? I'm curious, how old is he and what exactly is he doing to be jailed?

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[lazy gardener]

What is your long term plan for him? It sounds like your coop/run set up is too small for the birds you have. General recommendation for a back yard flock of ALL FEMALE is 4 s.f. in coop and 10 s.f. in run per bird. Add a cockerel to the mix, and you need more space than that. Unless you have adequate space to allow him to sleep inside, I'd recomment re-homing him.

 

[Grenadianexpat]

Mine are banned from the main coop, and are actively removed until they get the message once they get over friendly.

However I live where it's always hot.

I would suggest at the very least clading the enclusure with board, even then with those very low temperatures bbrrrrr. Others familiar with the cold and chickens might disagree, but I would be closing that big door overnight, and supplying some heat.

 

[robinwhiskers]

We have a very big run and lots of space for the chickens. The large door to the indoor part is open for them now that the rooster's separate so they don't have the little door to go through. I know a family member who has had thousands of chickens and roosters and he says isolating them for a while seems to help their behavior as long as he only gets human interaction.

 

[Chickassan]

I would at least put up some wind blockers for him. In an ideal situation setting him up in a separate space in the actual coop would be best,he would still be seperate just not freezing his wattles off.