Where does your Rooster sleep?

[MyMonsters91]

On the roost, with the girls. Always the same side of the roost bar, but not in any particular placement between the girls. I've seen him up against the wall, as he is in this photo, and I've seen him stuffed between hens. The ducks get the floor of the coop, the chickens get the roosting bars.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Thank you for replying! I’ve read about no crow collars and planned to bring him inside at night, but worried he will cause problems when out in the run.

No crow collars are controversial.
There are reports of roosters choking on food, getting hung up on things and suffocating.

My advice is if you must try one use with extreme vigilance and caution.

Is your rooster illegal where you are located?

 

[RebeccaRN]

I have 6 hens and 2 roos, (they were all supposed to be hens), they are 18weeks old and all sleep together in their house at night. No problems yet

 

[_Moon_]

My chickens sleep in pile. lol.

 

[Highcotton]

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We only get a few nights below 20 degrees so i don't don't know how much cold they can tolerate. I am more concerned about the hot weather here. My coop and run are shaded by a big Eastern Red Cedar on the Southwest side.

 

[Jaimesweet]

About a month ago my rooster (P-Diddy) was put in time out for a week due to being aggressive. He's behaving much better but hasn't gone back in the coop since. I was fine with that since it gives the hens a break but was surprised as I'd expected him to want back in their coop. However, the place P-Diddy is staying isn't going to be suitable in cold weather so it seems I'll need to build him his own coop. If he had his way, he'd sleep on top of the coop. When all the hens go in he immediately gets up there until we put him away. 
So, this made me curious, where do your roosters sleep?  With or separate from the hens? If separate, is it higher than the hens coop? 

 

[Jaimesweet]

My rooster ruca sleeps with our hens. But my other guy roo sleeps in his own bunny hutch. He likes it but allows him no excersise until I let him out. Ruca can jump out of his area and if roo was walking around there would be a showdown .....so sad . I let roo out every day to range and do what he does.

 

[Tonia K]

You put the new Roo with your girls straight away? Did they all acclimate well to one another? I have recently gained a roo that was no longer wanted ( they thought they has all hens and that is all they wanted). My girls are 21 weeks and he is about the same age give or take a week or two. I put him with my girls (6 of them) they avoid him at all costs. I have seen him nip at a couple of them but not to the point of concern. My girls aren't yet laying. They are going through molt and the days are getting shorter. So with all that being said I am afraid the new Roo (today is day 3)it may be stressing them out. Do I sequester him? Anyone?? Advice please!~

 

[CherryAdventure]

You put the new Roo with your girls straight away? Did they all acclimate well to one another? I have recently gained a roo that was no longer wanted ( they thought they has all hens and that is all they wanted). My girls are 21 weeks and he is about the same age give or take a week or two. I put him with my girls (6 of them) they avoid him at all costs. I have seen him nip at a couple of them but not to the point of concern. My girls aren't yet laying. They are going through molt and the days are getting shorter. So with all that being said I am afraid the new Roo (today is day 3)it may be stressing them out. Do I sequester him? Anyone?? Advice please!~

They'll get used to him. It took a while with my girls too. At this point, he's pretty low in the pecking order. As he gets higher, he'll be more accepted. As long as he's not hurting them, I'd leave him. Same as introducing hens, really. I got three new ones, and they were avoided religiously for a week or so. Again, as he's not hurting them, I'd leave him.

 

[CherryAdventure]

Mine sleep with the hens, on the top perch. I have a couple hens that sleep on the roof though. Even when it rains.