Late yesterday evening, I was outside and heard a horrible sound comming from the direction of the hen yard. I walked over to where the hen yard and hen house is to see if I could tell what was going on.
In a few seconds, one of my Buff roosters bolted out of the hen house like a bullet fired from a gun. Right behind him was the #1 Buff rooster. I didn't think too much about what I saw. I just laid it off to a squabble over peck order.
Just before I lost enough intrest to make me turn and walk away, I saw something that I had never seen before. The #1 rooster caught the other one, grabbed him by his neck feathers, jumped up on his back, rode him to the ground, and much to my chagrin and disgust, proceded to try to "breed" him!!
This went on for a good 10 to 15 minutes. To my knowledge, the #1 rooster never did hit his "intended target," but it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying!! This afternoon, the #1 rooster again attempted to perpetrate the same "rump ranger boogie" on the same rooster as the evening before. This time, it appeared (again to my chagrin and disgust) that the #1 rooster may very well have found his mark! Afterward, the #1 rooster went on about his business of "taking care of" his harem of hens.
Has anyone else seen or had this problem with their roosters?? Do I have a gay/bisexual rooster??? Could it be that the rooster being chased is a morphodite??? Or, is this normal activity that I just had never been blessed enough to witness before???
Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.
Robert
In a few seconds, one of my Buff roosters bolted out of the hen house like a bullet fired from a gun. Right behind him was the #1 Buff rooster. I didn't think too much about what I saw. I just laid it off to a squabble over peck order.
Just before I lost enough intrest to make me turn and walk away, I saw something that I had never seen before. The #1 rooster caught the other one, grabbed him by his neck feathers, jumped up on his back, rode him to the ground, and much to my chagrin and disgust, proceded to try to "breed" him!!
This went on for a good 10 to 15 minutes. To my knowledge, the #1 rooster never did hit his "intended target," but it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying!! This afternoon, the #1 rooster again attempted to perpetrate the same "rump ranger boogie" on the same rooster as the evening before. This time, it appeared (again to my chagrin and disgust) that the #1 rooster may very well have found his mark! Afterward, the #1 rooster went on about his business of "taking care of" his harem of hens.
Has anyone else seen or had this problem with their roosters?? Do I have a gay/bisexual rooster??? Could it be that the rooster being chased is a morphodite??? Or, is this normal activity that I just had never been blessed enough to witness before???
Any help or information would be greatly appreciated.
Robert
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