my serama roo

[john talks to chickens]

my serama rooster has been sitting on an egg that he and my seabright made, i ve been told they dont do that. hes been on it for 3 days now,

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Hello!

Wow! I had this question a few days ago and I was going to create a thread to ask if roosters will ever sit on eggs! I mean, I’m not sure if the hormone that causes broodiness is present in the male’s body, but other than that, the temperature that his body creates would be the same as a hen’s, right? So if he somehow sat on the eggs for no specific reason, would they hatch?

Thanks for telling us that your rooster is acting like this! This is very interesting to me…

Are you 100% sure that it’s a rooster? Could it possibly be a pullet that you’ve just never seen lay an egg?

That actually brings me to another question for anyone who might know the answer: Do pullets ever go broody?

 

[Sussex19]

Are you 100% sure that it is a rooster?
Apart from that, I have seen roosters making nests and trying them out, and some roosters like helping to take care of chicks, so I guess why not?

That actually brings me to another question for anyone who might know the answer: Do pullets ever go broody?

A pullet is a female under a year old.
And yes, they do go broody, and raise chicks. Most of my hens go broody for the first time as pullets, at around 8 months old. And hatch out their chicks without any problems.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Okay. Sorry if I was unclear, I thought a pullet was a female chicken that’s never laid an egg before? So my question was will a chicken go broody on other hens’ eggs before she lays her own first egg?

 

[Sussex19]

Okay. Sorry if I was unclear, I thought a pullet was a female chicken that’s never laid an egg before? So my question was will a chicken go broody on other hens’ eggs before she lays her own first egg?

Oh ah, I don't know about that.
It has never happened with any of mine, so it would be pretty uncommon if at all.
Pullets are just young females, both before they start laying, and after; until they get to a year of age.

 

[john talks to chickens]

Hello!

Wow! I had this question a few days ago and I was going to create a thread to ask if roosters will ever sit on eggs! I mean, I’m not sure if the hormone that causes broodiness is present in the male’s body, but other than that, the temperature that his body creates would be the same as a hen’s, right? So if he somehow sat on the eggs for no specific reason, would they hatch?

Thanks for telling us that your rooster is acting like this! This is very interesting to me…

Are you 100% sure that it’s a rooster? Could it possibly be a pullet that you’ve just never seen lay an egg?

That actually brings me to another question for anyone who might know the answer: Do pullets ever go broody?

yes i am postive 100% my serama rooster, peanut has been sitting on there egg. he has been on it for 3 going on 4 days. my lemon seabright, lucy. will not sit and if peanut wasent there, she would break & eat it. in the last 3 days peanut has only left the box to eat and drink and crow. i have been really keeping my eyes on him because hes sitting on eggs and people say they dont do that, noone told him.

 

[Prince and Pavo]

Wow! That’s incredible! Welp, you answered my question LOL! Please keep us updated and tell us how it goes! I would really like to see what happens!

 

[john talks to chickens]

 

[WoDia]

Yep, that’s a Serama rooster (I raise them as well). Wow, such a great dad Little Lucy’s missing out!! I’ve had a few standard-size roosters station themselves next to a hen in a nesting box, but they didn’t directly sit on the eggs. Very cool! Good wishes for Peanut and Lucy!

 

[john talks to chickens]

Yep, that’s a Serama rooster (I raise them as well). Wow, such a great dad Little Lucy’s missing out!! I’ve had a few standard-size roosters station themselves next to a hen in a nesting box, but they didn’t directly sit on the eggs. Very cool! Good wishes for Peanut and Lucy!

thank you. so far peanut is mommadaddy.