Roosters as Chick-sitters?

[aart]

and he is now content among the chicks, he should be good?

Should be...always good to check once in awhile tho.

 

[MNchickaroo]

I can do that, I think since I've gotten chicks, hours of my life has passed by "checking on them" then realizing a half hour has gone by!

 

[aart]

I can do that, I think since I've gotten chicks, hours of my life has passed by "checking on them" then realizing a half hour has gone by!

IKR!?

 

[Chickassan]

Sounds like he has the makings of a good baby sitter.
It can and does work with the right rooster.
Even when i'm outside my sitter dosent leave the chicks even though he was also one of my chicks.

 

[Mrs. K]

Once, I had chicks that were running madly around and peeping and peeping. All of a sudden, the rooster, just jumped up and down, like he was stomping his feet. Chicks ran for saftey, and were quiet. I nearly died laughing, he just looked like a Dad that had had it!

 

[MNchickaroo]

What breed is that rooster? He's gorgeous, looks like a painting!

I noticed in the past 2 days of this experiment, my rooster appears to have calmed down a bit. (I used to be the object of all his aggression, now he gives me a firm, single peck and that's only when I've picked up a chick!)
Do you think it's because
1. The hen is on vacation from his amorous intentions?
2. He's surrounded by so many little ones he's too busy to care?
3. Our spring is transitioning into summer (in theory, I'm still not surprised if we get snow in May yet), so the need to make baby chicks is less important?

 

[varidgerunner]

I have roosters that go broody, set on eggs, hatch and brood chicks. So the instinct is natural. Same roosters will start killing young males as soon as they can tell that they are male. That instinct is also natural.

 

[Chickassan]

He is a salmon faverolles and hands down the best rooster i've ever had.

What breed is that rooster? He's gorgeous, looks like a painting!

I noticed in the past 2 days of this experiment, my rooster appears to have calmed down a bit. (I used to be the object of all his aggression, now he gives me a firm, single peck and that's only when I've picked up a chick!)
Do you think it's because
1. The hen is on vacation from his amorous intentions?
2. He's surrounded by so many little ones he's too busy to care?
3. Our spring is transitioning into summer (in theory, I'm still not surprised if we get snow in May yet), so the need to make baby chicks is less important?

 

[aart]

He is a salmon faverolles and hands down the best rooster i've ever had.

He's gorgeous!

 

[centrarchid]

I have a game rooster that is sitting part of day on nest with hen incubating clutch. At night he roost in same location and appears to not defecate in nest (not natural, but inducible). He will not kill male offspring when he can discern sex. I am not certain he can discern sex of chicks as early as I can. He will help greatly with prevention of siblicide among chicks and juveniles the games are prone to do. The latter is problem is major reason I employ chick sitting roosters plus they keep Coopers Hawks away.