Strange roo behavior

[chicken stalker]

For the past few days I have been noticing that my roo is acting strange. When I collect eggs he pokes his head in each of the nesting boxes and makes a strange sound. It sounds like a mother calling her chicks. Then he will sit on the bottom of the coop and make nesting motions...like a hen does when she is going to lay an egg. He'll then call a few more times and by then a few of my hens enter the coop wonder what the heck he's doing. I have 3 hens (hatched with him) that are almost to laying age (20 weeks this week)...is he showing them what to do???

 

[the1much]

he's being the perfect gentleman,,, ALOT of good roo's will make the nests for the girls,, he'll watch over them while having the egg,, and sometimes will even sit on an egg ( FREAKED ME OUT!!) and they get VERY vocal when doing all this.,, so he aint strange,, just a good roo.

 

[WriterofWords]

Blue Rooster does this. Whenever I put up new nesting areas he gets in and makes the perfect nests for his ladies then tells them they are ready.

 

[12 Acres]

My Hamburg roo does this on occasion. It's cute to see him rearranging the nesting material and making a nice bowl in the nest for the girls. What a good roo!

 

[sewincircle]

Hey there...Its jeanmarie!
You have a good boy there! I wish mine was as good to his girls!

I had to move mine to solitary confinment. hehehe

 

[Momma_Cluck]

Yuppers! Our silkies do it.. and the OE banties watch over the OE, Seabright and D'Uccle gals while laying, and have hissies if anyone else comes near em while laying!

Our Rocks and Seabright Roo's couldn't care less.......

 

[chicken stalker]

Glad to hear that he doesn't have an identity crisis

Thanks for all the get info!