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Hi, I recently gave a cockeral a loving home from someone who didnt love him any more and I have decided that my welsummer hens that i hatched last year would be nice company for him and hopefully he would earn his keep by taking a fancy to them and eventually treading them. They are free range chickens but rather than taking a fancy to the hens he seems to have taken a fancy to everthing else such as the feeder and drinker. upturned plant pots and anyting else he can get his claws on...!! quite embarassing I can tell you. I have moved quite a few things from the area in which they roam but to no avail he still seems to ignore my 2 hens, except when he tries to show off by flapping his wings and then crowing. He is around a year old I believe as he hadnt started crowing when I got him. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get him interested in my girls????

hey vikstix well he flapping his wings and crowing that a start maybe he need time ..i have 2 cockerals ..the old one is show the young one what 2 do... so give him time ....

Hi Vikstix,

My first question, are the hens laying, if so he has already done his job - several times & needs more hens
he has a high labido.
If the girls are not laying - then he wont waste his time.