Surprise Update !!!!

[Stacyoung13]

Hi, just wanted to give an update on my babies. They run around everywhere, especially around Fred, my free range Brahma roo.(he's the only chicken that free ranges) He's not the dad, but he stands over them and protects them like a proud pappa, he even shares his treats with them.
Fred
Scout
Lucky
Nugget
Dinky Roo
They are 4 weeks old today !!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

They never know if they are the dad, and hens never really know if they're the mom. They just hatch eggs and they don't know who laid them. But I've had great luck with cockerels and roosters caring for chicks. They're doing their main job as flock protectors.

 

[Stacyoung13]

Hi, just wanted to give an update on my babies. They run around everywhere, especially around Fred, my free range Brahma roo.(he's the only chicken that free ranges) He's not the dad, but he stands over them and protects them like a proud pappa, he even shares his treats with them.
View attachment 1526847 Fred
View attachment 1526849 Scout
View attachment 1526853 Lucky
View attachment 1526855 Nugget
View attachment 1526856 Dinky Roo
They are 4 weeks old today !!

Sorry, they are 5 weeks today.

 

[Stacyoung13]

They never know if they are the dad, and hens never really know if they're the mom. They just hatch eggs and they don't know who laid them. But I've had great luck with cockerels and roosters caring for chicks. They're doing their main job as flock protectors.

They fit through the fence, so Fred takes care of them outside the fence, and Gator and Cajun takes care of them inside. They sure are fun to watch. Everyone has there own personality.

 

[Stacyoung13]

SAD! SAD!SAD!I heard my hens fussing, so I went out to check, nothing serious, just roo trying to mount. But they scared Lucky, she went running through the fence into my shepherds mouth. Literally, he was laying there panting, she came through the fence right into his mouth. He closed and broke her neck.It happened so fast, no time to do anything.

 

[Barbs Girls]

SAD! SAD!SAD!I heard my hens fussing, so I went out to check, nothing serious, just roo trying to mount. But they scared Lucky, she went running through the fence into my shepherds mouth. Literally, he was laying there panting, she came through the fence right into his mouth. He closed and broke her neck.It happened so fast, no time to do anything.

Ohhh that’s awful!!! Poor doggy surely didn’t mean to hurt the baby!!!

 

[N F C]

SAD! SAD!SAD!I heard my hens fussing, so I went out to check, nothing serious, just roo trying to mount. But they scared Lucky, she went running through the fence into my shepherds mouth. Literally, he was laying there panting, she came through the fence right into his mouth. He closed and broke her neck.It happened so fast, no time to do anything.

So sorry about that!

 

[Stacyoung13]

Ohhh that’s awful!!! Poor doggy surely didn’t mean to hurt the baby!!!

Not this time, but he does look at them sometimes like they are chicken nuggets.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Not this time, but he does look at them sometimes like they are chicken nuggets.

 

[Barbs Girls]

Not this time, but he does look at them sometimes like they are chicken nuggets.

That can’t be helped....