Rooster has a fit after cleaning coop

[eandsm]

We have 4 Buff Orpington hens and 1 BO rooster. While Stubs, the rooster, is extremely friendly (with me anyway), he has a fit whenever I clean out the coop. He watches me closely as I'm cleaning it out. Then, when I'm finished, he will go into the coop and lay his chest to the floor, raise up his hind end, and whine and make all kinds of weird noises. It's like he's going into the coop to throw a fit! I know they don't like change, but he really can't be THAT attached to all his poop! I'm really just curious as to why he does this. Is this normal behavior, or do I just have a weird rooster? lol

 

[staceyj]

 

[JedJackson]

I don't know but it sounds very funny. You ought to record it next time and put it on Youtube.

 

[sourland]

Is he scratching and turning around when he does this ? Sounds as if he is calling the hens into the clean digs and making the "here's a good spot to lay an egg" sound.

 

[Abriana]

I agree with sourland. Maybe he’s like ooh ladies here are some clean shavings to lay in. Roosters will do that, and it does seem funny. Mine does that too. A video would be very helpful, and funny.

 

[JedJackson]

Really? My roosters don't have the least bit of interest in anything to do with laying. But sometimes when I put new litter down they'll scratch around and make that "look, I found food!" call.

 

[GC-Raptor]

One of my hens (Raggedy Ann) goes into the coop after weekly cleaning. When I did a nice job to spread out the straw evenly, and scratches it into piles . GC

 

[Abriana]

Really? My roosters don't have the least bit of interest in anything to do with laying. But sometimes when I put new litter down they'll scratch around and make that "look, I found food!" call.

Some do some don’t.

 

[Abriana]

One of my hens (Raggedy Ann) goes into the coop after weekly cleaning. When I did a nice job to spread out the straw evenly, and scratches it into piles . GC

My hens do that too.
Want this place to look neat? Nope! I’m going to mess it up!!
I love my chickens, naughty as they are though.

 

[eandsm]

No, he's not scratching at all. His chest is on the ground, with his hind end up. He starts whining and screaching. It's really quite hilarious. My husband and I get a good laugh every time he does it. Actually, I believe he's done it when there have been other changes in the run, also, but mostly whenever I clean out the coop. I will try and record it sometime. It's like his own little private time where he can throw a little fit, since none of the hens are in the coop when he does it. Weird rooster, but we love him all the same. lol