We have a rooster who is only one year old. We've had him nine months now.
He is on the aggressive side which we put up with because he is excellent at keeping the hens
safe from preditors during the day when they are out free ranging. He keeps them all together like a military sargent, and scolds any hen that gets too far from the flock.
But oddly he gets quite upset when the hens go in to lay their eggs in the morning.
He stands outside the nest boxes and growls. It sounds like an angry dog growl.
He even has gotten in the nest box with the hen in there. He walks around quite irritated until they all finish laying and go outside together.
We had a hen get broody, and after two weeks on the nest something got in and cracked open a few of the eggs. We do have black snakes around, but we think it might have been our rooster trying to get her off the nest.
Anyone else ever seen this?
Do you think he will grow out of it?
Hate to get rid of him as he is such a good protector -- no hawk attacks since we got him.
He is on the aggressive side which we put up with because he is excellent at keeping the hens
safe from preditors during the day when they are out free ranging. He keeps them all together like a military sargent, and scolds any hen that gets too far from the flock.
But oddly he gets quite upset when the hens go in to lay their eggs in the morning.
He stands outside the nest boxes and growls. It sounds like an angry dog growl.
He even has gotten in the nest box with the hen in there. He walks around quite irritated until they all finish laying and go outside together.
We had a hen get broody, and after two weeks on the nest something got in and cracked open a few of the eggs. We do have black snakes around, but we think it might have been our rooster trying to get her off the nest.
Anyone else ever seen this?
Do you think he will grow out of it?
Hate to get rid of him as he is such a good protector -- no hawk attacks since we got him.