Rooster in love with a brooding hen🤔

[Jubaly]

Ok so my is free range, highly self-sufficient, they even put themselves to bed! So I had 2 hens go broody 2 weeks apart birda and Jo.

Birda hatched her babies 6 days ago. Jo is still being patient.
Our rooster Moe is very nice and gentle helps the chicks eat and watches birda and babes, warns them ext....
Once birda's hatched though, we noticed Moe at least once a day goes in the coop and attempts to mate with Jo
Obviously she's not down and puts on a commotion.
We have 2 other laying hens that are perfectly fine I don't understand why he's doing this or what to do

 

[JacinLarkwell]

She could be a favorite hen. Best to seperate them physically with a wire or crate as he'll cause her to break eggs by mounting her

 

[All4Eggz]

Agreed. Separate them

 

[Jubaly]

She could be a favorite hen. Best to seperate them physically with a wire or crate as he'll cause her to break eggs by mounting her

Oh my goodness that brings favorite to a new light.
I'll have to move her or lock her in the coop because I've never been able to catch Moe

Thanks for the tip!

 

[aart]

I'll have to move her or lock her in the coop because I've never been able to catch Moe

Grab him off the roost at night and put him in time out.
Not a good idea to move a setting broody.......how much longer until hatch day?

 

[Sally PB]

Grab him off the roost at night and put him in time out.

I have a headlamp that has a red light. The chickens know something is there, but can't see well enough to jump off the roost. Grabbing them is easy.

 

[aart]

I have a headlamp that has a red light. The chickens know something is there, but can't see well enough to jump off the roost. Grabbing them is easy.

Yes, a headlight is critical, IMO.
Best if it has several light settings and that you can't tilt it up so as not to light a path for them to 'escape'.

 

[Jubaly]

Grab him off the roost at night and put him in time out.
Not a good idea to move a setting broody.......how much longer until hatch day?

8 days till hatching day

 

[Jubaly]

Update***
Jo had her babies yesterday and today.

 

[All4Eggz]

Update***
Jo had her babies yesterday and today.

Yay! Good for her!

Can you show us some pictures please?