so my 10 hens and rooster will be a year old this may. They have had access to an enclosed 8 ft run without a roof this whole time. Every once in a while we let them out to have supervised free range time, anywhere from an hour to 3 maybe..
Once a hen slipped out the front doors of the coop and my rooster immediately flew over the top of the run to watch over her. He always hands them treats first, comes running and singing when they lay their eggs.. He loves his hens to pieces.
Every night their whole lives I go to shut their trap door to their run and they are All inside like good little kids.
So today I saw Truvey (my rooster) outside of the run, he had flown over but I wasn't sure why. I didn't worry much about it since I know he can fly over as he pleases.. I went to the grocery store, came home, unloaded and then went to shut the coop door as it was dark. I went to count them all and my rooster was gone!?
My husband and I got flashlights and went calling for him.
After about 20 minutes or so I saw him not so gracefully come down from a tree above the chicken coop.. He had to be 12 feet high or more.. We kind of cornered him and my husband grabbed him, which he never lets anyone pick him up.. And then we carried him to the coop.
The girls rejoiced at his presence, I checked him over and he looked fine..
So why did he do this??!! What would cause him to leave and stay out after dark?
Did he see a predator maybe and try to keep watch? I'm so confused.. I never knew how attached I was to him until he was gone!!
I feel like I need to know why so I can help or prevent anything bad from happening..
What's going on with my rooster?...
Once a hen slipped out the front doors of the coop and my rooster immediately flew over the top of the run to watch over her. He always hands them treats first, comes running and singing when they lay their eggs.. He loves his hens to pieces.
Every night their whole lives I go to shut their trap door to their run and they are All inside like good little kids.
So today I saw Truvey (my rooster) outside of the run, he had flown over but I wasn't sure why. I didn't worry much about it since I know he can fly over as he pleases.. I went to the grocery store, came home, unloaded and then went to shut the coop door as it was dark. I went to count them all and my rooster was gone!?
My husband and I got flashlights and went calling for him.
After about 20 minutes or so I saw him not so gracefully come down from a tree above the chicken coop.. He had to be 12 feet high or more.. We kind of cornered him and my husband grabbed him, which he never lets anyone pick him up.. And then we carried him to the coop.
The girls rejoiced at his presence, I checked him over and he looked fine..
So why did he do this??!! What would cause him to leave and stay out after dark?
Did he see a predator maybe and try to keep watch? I'm so confused.. I never knew how attached I was to him until he was gone!!
I feel like I need to know why so I can help or prevent anything bad from happening..
What's going on with my rooster?...
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