Old "dog" learning new tricks

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @BBQ2U

 

[Mallards and Quail]

Welcome to BYC! I hope you enjoy it here feel free to ask our experts anything!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! good luck with your flock.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. The hens are jealous , and he's congratulating the hens on a job well done.

 

[Blue Raptor]

My hubby & I retired to the country instead of traveling the world or moving to sunny FL. His dream was always to live off the land. Would have loved to join the Amish, but alas he married me. I'm afraid that is off the table now. So, here we are with a flock of dual purpose egg-laying chickens and a beautiful rooster and an incubator 22 eggs full for hopefully meat. Not sure how I feel about that. Strange things happen and I've found your thread so helpful. But, here is a question no one has asked or answered. We got our rooster 11 months into raising our hens. He's the same age as the hens and is a wonderful addition. However, when he mates a hen, in the process, all the other hens run over to the scene and beat up on the hen being mated. It's so odd. Also, when the hens lay an egg, the roo sings the egg laying song so loudly. What's going on?

Welcome to BYC!! Those things are pretty normal.. my hens and Roos did that.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. Thank's for Sharing the picture your Rooster Is Beautiful! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

That does sound like strange behavior from the other hens however as @DobieLover mentioned it may be related to mating rights. I would definitely post in our Behavior forums for more input on this.

Good luck with your flock and welcome aboard!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Welcome to the coop!

 

[DobieLover]

We call him Fabio.

Oh no! He's cursed for sure! My guy is named Fabio and he's a big huge butthead.
Yes, the hens are jealous. I have seen that behavior before. The pullet that was particularly nasty when the cockerel bred a different pullet turned out to be the head hen when they matured.