Rogue Rooster Hanging Out with Our Girls??

[brandimularski33]

Hey all! So we transported our chicks to our coop a week ago and they are loving their new home and their new run. We have an open run that is heavily shaded and we let them out almost the whole day for the first time yesterday. I am a stay at home mom and am here most of the time and check on them throughout the day. We plan to free range once they are bigger and return to their coop every night.

Since moving them our neighbor’s rooster- not sure which neighbor as we are surrounded by woods and their are people who live in the back- has been coming on our property and crowing and walking around the coop. I’ve ran him off twice- I’ve had traumatizing rooster experiences when I was a kid and have no interest in dealing with a strange one.

Unfortunately, I let the chicks out early this morning and it flew into the run about an hour after. My husband tried to get it out but he had to go to work and we plan to deal with it later. It doesn’t seem to be messing with the chicks but I don’t understand why it wants to be around. Is it a threat or is it instinctively wanting to protect them? It is a leghorn- not sure if that’s docile or not. I plan to check on them throughout the day but am a bit of a coward when it comes to trying to get it out myself. Any thoughts are appreciated!

I do plan to post in neighborhood app to locate the owners.

 

[BrandonsBirbs]

I would be very cautious, a Roo can very quickly snap and kill chicks. Find the neighbour and get them to get it out as soon as you can. Even if it is a well behaved bird, it could carry a disease or illness that could kill your chicks.

 

[brandimularski33]

I would be very cautious, a Roo can very quickly snap and kill chicks. Find the neighbour and get them to get it out as soon as you can. Even if it is a well behaved bird, it could carry a disease or illness that could kill your chicks.

Thankyou. Trying to locate a them. May have to make a drive

 

[brandimularski33]

Hey all! So we transported our chicks to our coop a week ago and they are loving their new home and their new run. We have an open run that is heavily shaded and we let them out almost the whole day for the first time yesterday. I am a stay at home mom and am here most of the time and check on them throughout the day. We plan to free range once they are bigger and return to their coop every night.

Since moving them our neighbor’s rooster- not sure which neighbor as we are surrounded by woods and their are people who live in the back- has been coming on our property and crowing and walking around the coop. I’ve ran him off twice- I’ve had traumatizing rooster experiences when I was a kid and have no interest in dealing with a strange one.

Unfortunately, I let the chicks out early this morning and it flew into the run about an hour after. My husband tried to get it out but he had to go to work and we plan to deal with it later. It doesn’t seem to be messing with the chicks but I don’t understand why it wants to be around. Is it a threat or is it instinctively wanting to protect them? It is a leghorn- not sure if that’s docile or not. I plan to check on them throughout the day but am a bit of a coward when it comes to trying to get it out myself. Any thoughts are appreciated!

I do plan to post in neighborhood app to locate the owners.

Located the neighbor. Super sweet. Her flock free ranges and she’s lost almost all of them so thinking maybe he’s lonely?

 

[Geena]

Located the neighbor. Super sweet. Her flock free ranges and she’s lost almost all of them so thinking maybe he’s lonely?

In that case you may want to rethink your own free range plans then.

 

[Chickassan]

He just heard more chickens and came to the sound,that is all.
He isn't so much lonely as he's just programmed to try to have some hens to produce offspring.
He probably isn't vicious either, you'd know if he was by now since you shooed him away and nothing happened to you.

 

[brandimularski33]

In that case you may want to rethink your own free range plans then.

Trust me, we are.

 

[brandimularski33]

Hey thanks!! Unfortunately a hawk grabbed our polish chick and my husband drove up right as it happened. Apparantley the rooster tried to fight it but to no avail. Hawk must have grabbed up another because we have two less. Now we are locking them up until we can get some areal netting. Sad because they were so happy the first few days and loved eating clover from their open run…we wanted to let them free range when they were bigger but like aforementioned probably won’t happen. We live on over 3 acres so pretty bummed.

 

[Pineywoods]

Sorry to hear about the babies! Some thoughts from my experience.. I’d welcome the roo. He knows how to survive if he’s a ranger and will teach the others where to loaf and call out when there’s something off (if you decide to range). I do let mine out when I’m here. I split my time between farm and city. Also I have Mississippi kites mostly. They won’t take an adult so once past a few months old you have more options. And the netting on top is mandatory. I have a 40 foot run and would be raising coons if I didn’t have netting on top. But some losses are inevitable I just think it’s worth it to be able to watch the rest happily run about. 822pm and they still haven’t roosted! Longest day of the year today!