Weird things only poultry people get.

[DogAndCat36]

I'm having a rather hard time imagining Eclipse attacking me... the lad can hardly see ahead with his Sultan-like crest, and he just seems so... goofy.
He's the fluffiest rooster that I have.
I'm much more worried about the bantams attacking me -- Simnel and Kirby haven't yet, but Lefty likes to give my feet sneak attacks, and Zapraska used to attack me from time to time.
But, Eclipse? The lad has no aim whatsoever anyway. He'd just run into a tree, missing my feet completely.

My roo has a hissy fit if I don't give him a hug at least 3 times a day. He gets so heart broken and cries when I am gone for a entire day shopping. Also, he attacks anyone that approaches me including my sister and attempting to kick the mailman just before I scooped him up. Who needs a guard dog?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Broody roo?

Caught in the act

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Caught in the act

Okay. In all seriousness, roosters don't go broody... right?

 

[The Happster]

I wish.
Although there was a lovely story about a cockerel who took in some chicks after their mother died.
I must find that.

 

[The Happster]

https://www.thedodo.com/rooster-adopts-orphaned-chicks-1836686804.html
Well here we go.
I was sceptical until I saw the photo of the little roo on the ground being a chick warmer.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Okay. In all seriousness, roosters don't go broody... right?

I had a cockrel that brooded with his sister on her nest before I had to seperate him.

 

[HappyClucker7]

https://www.thedodo.com/rooster-adopts-orphaned-chicks-1836686804.html
Well here we go.
I was sceptical until I saw the photo of the little roo on the ground being a chick warmer.

Wow, that's incredible! I didn't think a rooster would do something like that.
I did hear a similar story about wild birds though. There was a pair of blue birds that had eggs, but the mom was killed. So, the dad sat on the eggs, hatched them, and successfully raised all the chicks by himself.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Males of certain breeds have better rearing instincts. My Pheonix male participates with the flock chicks as soon as the mother's take them out of the nest

 

[Cupcake1243]

All the time I get asked “how do I tell my Chickens apart?”
....

 

[ChickenCanoe]

All the time I get asked “how do I tell my Chickens apart?”
....

Mine are all black and I can't tell them apart so I give them numbered wingbands.