Rooster with gender identity issues

[narrowgate]

So... has anyone else had a rooster sit in the nesting box? I was in the coop checking for eggs and Chicken Joe just walked right into the nesting box and plopped down like he was going to lay an egg. Other times he will make the cackling sounds like a hen. I thought that a hen had just laid an egg, so I walked over to check and it was Chicken Joe again. Hmmm....

I'm not concerned, I think it's just funny. He is still doing his manly job and I'm getting lots of fertilized eggs, but it's just weird!

If I can figure out how to post pics, I'll put one of him on.

 

[BigRednRock]

i have a dominique roo that does this. he tries to crow it doesn't work. he's kindof a sissy.

 

[sourland]

No gender identity issues just normal rooster behavior. He is inspecting the nest and encouraging the hens to lay there. Usually they will scratch, turn around and call the hens with a particular sound.

 

[Gerbil]

We had a Cochin rooster named Squigie that made nests, all of the time.

 

[sonew123]

My lav silkie does-he hogs the nesting box and his women cant get in there!

 

[gryeyes]

It's perfectly normal.

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
- Hamlet (1.5.166-7), Hamlet to Horatio