Skinny Roo

[DogAndCat36]

I have a roo that is a Jersey Giant, his name is Red, like the other roos he would always make a frantic clucking noise to the hens when he finds food. Unlike the other roos, he would barely eat a bit and leave the rest to the hens. My other roos are quite plump and my hens are even plumper (a healthy plump). Red is my only Jersey Giant rooster and he is really light, he is practically skin and bones even though I give them so much food. Is he okay or should I be worried? Please help me out.

 

[Chickassan]

Just keep an eye on him, some fool boys will starve themselves for the booty.
If he can't be the "man" with size he will be the man with goodies.

 

[DogAndCat36]

Just keep an eye on him, some fool boys will starve themselves for the booty.
If he can't be the "man" with size he will be the man with goodies.

Ok, thanks so much. He is a ladies' man and all the hens fall for him.

 

[Chicken101-07]

My rooster is the same,he looks big but in reality just has a lot of feathers,I've tried giving him a lot of treats instead of eating them he just makes the clucking noises until a hen comes over,I've had him for over a year and still looks the same,nothing to worry about,they will eat only what they need I'm guessing...some roosters are more dedicated to their hens than others.

 

[DogAndCat36]

My rooster is the same,he looks big but in reality just has a lot of feathers,I've tried giving him a lot of treats instead of eating them he just makes the clucking noises until a hen comes over,I've had him for over a year and still looks the same,nothing to worry about,they will eat only what they need I'm guessing...some roosters are more dedicated to their hens than others.

Roosters can be crazy am I right? Well, anyway thanks, it's good to know that he is a-ok.

 

[Chicken101-07]

Roosters can be crazy am I right? Well, anyway thanks, it's good to know that he is a-ok.

Some of them are,my 10 month old cockerel is same size as my 2 year old rooster,the cockerel cares more about itself than he cares about the hens

 

[DogAndCat36]

Some of them are,my 10 month old cockerel is same size as my 2 year old rooster,the cockerel cares more about itself than he cares about the hens

Oh, reminds me of my Easter Egger boi, Redcap, sadly he died when I was at school awhile ago, he was hit by a car and the person just drove off, which is illegal. Anyway, he and Red were a flock of two, I don't think that they were gay (if that is possible ), they were bros, they would always leave the coop in the morning and hang out together, hoarding all the food that they found and they were chunky and cheerful, always kind to humans but stayed away from their own kind. They would manly have their hangout place by the road (aka Redcaps demise) and would like to cross it, I guess that grass was greener on the other side? (even though it was into our neighbors' yard, they where family and they had a vicious pitbull, with a secretly tender heart towards his owners, and a playful pitbull, both rescues, they didn't like running tiny things.) Anyway, after Redcap past away, Red took up leadership to caring for the other chickens and protecting the hens from the roosters' bulling. Thus, skinny rooster love boi was created and chunky, spoiled boi disappeared. (I miss Redcap he was my third favorite, the other two died before him, both Easter Eggers too, so he was my to favorite per se.)

 

[Chickassan]

He will stay that way too with moves like that, food is the universal language of amore.

Ok, thanks so much. He is a ladies' man and all the hens fall for him.