Bird. An adult male chicken is called a “rooster” and an adult female is called a “hen.” Roosters are larger, usually more brightly colored, and have larger combs on top of their heads compared to hens. Chickens can fly but because they are heavy, they can only go about 60 meters (200 ft). They have bad senses of smell and taste, but good hearing. They scratch and claw at the ground, looking for food. Baby chicks can eat and walk without help soon after hatching but they still need help keeping warm. Hens lay up to 240 eggs in a year. Roosters have been on farms, crowing loudly, for about 5000 years!
An adult rooster serves as the guardian of his flock. It is very important to him to be in charge of his hens and territory! This can often result in aggressive behavior directed at caretakers. While socializing your rooster early will help prevent him from seeing you as a threat, roosters are subject to hormones and the instinct to protect. They may chase you away from the flock, peck at your ankles and even use their spurs- although it can be a little alarming, this is natural!
It is possible to curb your rooster’s behavior in the event that he becomes difficult to manage. Our farm program can provide you with different troubleshooting techniques to try before considering re-homing or surrendering your rooster.
An adult rooster serves as the guardian of his flock. It is very important to him to be in charge of his hens and territory! This can often result in aggressive behavior directed at caretakers. While socializing your rooster early will help prevent him from seeing you as a threat, roosters are subject to hormones and the instinct to protect. They may chase you away from the flock, peck at your ankles and even use their spurs- although it can be a little alarming, this is natural!
It is possible to curb your rooster’s behavior in the event that he becomes difficult to manage. Our farm program can provide you with different troubleshooting techniques to try before considering re-homing or surrendering your rooster.
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