Rooster is Clueless!

[Patchofheaven]

Okay, this may sound a little gross, but my Big Red Rooster is missing the ladies. He does this little John Wayne walk, then he mounts them, (he is really fast) then he misses the target completely.

Is there anything we can do to help him out?

We are looking forward to having baby chicks one day, but we don't know if he is the right rooster for the job...

 

[Buster]

How old is he? Maybe he's not old enough to figure it out yet.

 

[Patchofheaven]

He is at least 10 months old. I meant to include a pic with the original post and just realized that I have not Uploaded to photobucket yet. Doing that right now...

 

[Buster]

I would think that's plenty old enough. Mine is 8 or 9 months old and seems to do the job. I dunno- anyone else have suggestions?

 

[Patchofheaven]

This is "Big Red" - this picture really does not do him justice, I probably should have taken one with the ladies around - he is at least twice the size of his ladies.

 

[Wildsky]

Perhaps he's too big for them?

I have a bantam Rooster - funny as heck watching him trying to catch the standard girls...............

 

[Buster]

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Does he ever get them?

 

[Wildsky]

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Does he ever get them?

My bantam? Yes, but only if they allow it - otherwise he's running along next to them, hanging on to their neck feathers.... makes me

 

[Buster]

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Does he ever get them?

My bantam? Yes, but only if they allow it - otherwise he's running along next to them, hanging on to their neck feathers.... makes me

That must be the reason my hens are lacking neck feathers since I turned "popcorn" loose with them.

 

[seminolewind]

I think I'd rather have a clueless rooster, LOL