r/chickens • u/spicyspanakopita • 7d ago

Question rooster behavior?

one of our roosters (one of two, not the head honcho) will constantly squeeze himself in between a table and a crate in a very small space. he will make ungodly noises until his hens come and gather around to check on him. sometimes he scratches the crate and pecks at it but other times he just lays there, loafed up. anyone able to explain this behavior? is he just acting weird to get the hens’ attention? 🤣

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u/EhlersDanlosSucks 7d ago

It looks like he's tidbitting. He wants the hens to come check out what he's seeing. He might see something you don't, like mites or other wee bugs. 

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u/sweetpea122 7d ago

Sometimes they lie too. They do that in front of me before I give them food and pretend to their wives they found it

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u/EhlersDanlosSucks 7d ago

Yep, I have a roo who intentionally tidbitted to make the ladies come running over. Then he would immediately try to mate with them. They figured him out pretty quickly!