Sneaky cockerel!

[Snadger]

Some of my chooks running with cockerels are laying and some aren't. I always thought the cockerel had an inate sense of which ones were laying and only wasted energy on these birds, in his mind to perpetuate the species.

How wrong can you be!

What I've noticed is he waits until one goes into the nestbox to lay an egg, gives her time to do so and tell the world she's done it, then there's such a racket in the coop as he has his way with her.

Sneaky cockerel!

[Suechooks]

[MaureenHall]

Well he's not daft is he

[motherhen]

They are not so bird brained are they!!

[walldanzig]

my cockeral makes me laugh he waits till the food goes down and when they are all leaning over to eat he strikes

[Snadger]

my cockeral makes me laugh he waits till the food goes down and when they are all leaning over to eat he strikes

............Mine does that as well!!!Lol

[MaureenHall]

my cockeral makes me laugh he waits till the food goes down and when they are all leaning over to eat he strikes

So does mine It's as if he's saying to them "go and have some lovely grub love, I'm right behind you"

[walldanzig]

Cockerel=oppertunist

[Flummery]

I'm glad I don't have a cockerel. At least my Laydees can lay and eat in peace! Men eh?

[Snadger]

I'm glad I don't have a cockerel. At least my Laydees can lay and eat in peace! Men eh?

Must admit, I can't see the Laydees getting much from it and it is a bit rough and tumble!

[OverWyreGrower]

My two wait at the bottom of the ramp from the hen-hut and just jump on the girls as they come down in a morning....

The Welsummers are smarter than the brown-hens though, as they fly/flutter off the top of the ramp to avoid unwanted attentions!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Some of my chooks running with cockerels are laying and some aren't. I always thought the cockerel had an inate sense of which ones were laying and only wasted energy on these birds, in his mind to perpetuate the species.

How wrong can you be!

What I've noticed is he waits until one goes into the nestbox to lay an egg, gives her time to do so and tell the world she's done it, then there's such a racket in the coop as he has his way with her.

Sneaky cockerel!

Lucky lad!