..lay a little egg for me Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looked out into the garden this morning and saw a lovely cockerel pecking around with our hens! We don't know where he's come from. There are loads of people with chickens in our rural area. I was wondering, will he go home at the end of the day? If so will he take our girls with him? Or is he more likely to follow our girls into our coop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 He is obviously looking for a new gaff and heard you spoil your girls He has popped in for brekkie and will probably move in with his new harem. Best call him Valentino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 How lovely.......What a surprise for you and your chooks......Would you like it if he stayed with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken shack Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 That is a lovely story keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer_chicken Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Best call him Valentino Would you like him to stay? And it's probably best to have a quick check around the locals to make sure no-one's missing the cheeky chap Keep us updated (with pictures!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayleybug Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 yes, please tell us what was the result- is he tucked up in bed with your ladies or has he just been visiting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well, mid afternoon he took himself off. One of our neighbours said he spent the day with her hens yesterday so he clearly likes visiting! He didn't seem to be romantically inclined. He was more interested in stealing the girls' treats. It will be interesting to see if he visits again. I was torn between wanting him to stay and thinking he could be trouble if he was carrying parasites our was aggressive to humans. (He pretty much ignored us today though). I posted a pic on my Facebook wall, but can't remember how to get it into a post on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 http://db.tt/XhmqQXJE I tried inserting the above URL as an image into the post but the preview (on my phone) seemed not to show all the pic. but if you follow the link you can see three photo of our visiting cockerel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Shirl Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 He does look a spendid fellow........Looks to be in good health too......Shame he didn't hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzieLloyd Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 wow he is a handsome boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 He has possibly been dumped by someone who couldn't cope with the crowing or has hatched too many and can't face having the cockerels culled Its incredibly common for cockerels to be thrown over a fence where there are chickens, some of my friends have it happen at least once a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Mystery solved. He belongs to one of our neighbours and is new, but they had most of their hens taken by a fox recently so he's on the lookout for new ladies. They are booking a new pen for their chickens so we probably won't see him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 he is a splendid fellow. i couldnt have a cockerel as neighbours wouldnt like it. would love one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Oooh he is very handsome What a shame he couldn't stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Lovely boy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayleybug Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 he is gorgeous, shame he doesnt seem romantically inclined, i bet he would make some pretty little chicks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 he is rather stunning...perhaps you could borrow him for breeding purposes if you asked really nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 Well he's visited every day this week, going home at about 4pm and back next morning. It's quite a good way to have a cockerel as he's not adding to the poo in the coop or waking us up really early with his crowing! It seems that the urge to roost in a known place is stronger than his desires to be with our girls. It will be interesting to see whether he stops coming when the neighbours get more chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
