Roosters fill a lot of roles on the farm!

[@LinRuiEn]

Not only are they gentlemen, they're ✨handsome✨

[@fluffy_psalms_23]

Yes!!!!! 😊

[@bethanyhanna9464]

I wouldn't call most of them "gentlemen". Some are, but in my experience most are overly protective of their ladies, even defending them from their caring people family.

[@tnkrrbort214]

​@@bethanyhanna9464I found that I had to really watch my back around my big Brahma rooster, but he was beautiful.

[@ZuHan-h8w]

​@@bethanyhanna9464You need to seperate rooster, each rooster with individual territory and hens

[@ZuHan-h8w]

​@@bethanyhanna9464i learned that they can support 4-8 hens maybe more not sure just do quick research.

[@theBrosDurham]

A rooster will give its life without question for his family. Truly a noble animal

[@Robin-xt7yo]

🥹

[@vk33771]

Some roosters will but I've seen many that aren't protective at all.

[@alexisgrunden1556]

Even if someone's not interested in breeding their hens, having a good-tempered rooster around makes the ladies so much happier. And happier hens are healthier hens~

[@branevans3705]

Awww love that

[@chickenanon]

Fun fact if you don't have a rooster around, it's possible for a hen to essentially change into a rooster! She can get a bigger comb and waddle, grow spurs, and even start crowing! She can't fertilize eggs but she can tidbit and keep her flock safe! That said i love having roosters around. I don't mind their crowing, and i love watching them with their girls. I watched one've my roos chase off a hawk perched on the fence, literally jumping up to attack him. I'm actually hand raising a sweet little rooster right now who comes to me for treats and flies to my arm and loves being pet and praised. He's super sociable i can't wait to see how he turns out as an adult. And I've had human aggressive roosters, but ah. I'm one've those people who's very good at teaching a rooster why that's a bad idea lmao. I've never had a rooster stay aggressive long. It's honestly disappointing 😅😂😂

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Sounds like me and my good tempered hub of 11 years 😊 I'd be lost without him.

[@brigidtheirish]

Emphasis on good-tempered. One of the roosters on our farm was such a massive jerk he nearly killed one of the hens. Since the chickens belong to my young niece, who'd named all of them, culling him wasn't an option. So we put him in solitary until he found a way to escape. Probably got into the woods, but we have seen him since.

[@malaineeward5249]

​@chickenanon fyi, the hen going rooster thing typically happens when one or both of her ovaries are damaged, causing a hormonal imbalance

[@fbbWaddell]

I have a friend who's Rooster saved their entire chicken coop and them from coyotes. A pack of them tried to break into their chicken enclosure and they went outside to try to protect them but didn't realize how many there were. The rooster ran off into the woods and all the coyotes followed him. They only found feathers the next day. RIP Jack.

[@t.h.8475]

Oh, poor Jack😢

[@ericankney5957]

I swear, sometimes they forget they can fly...

[@nothingtoseehere1221]

​@@ericankney5957They actually can't sustain flight for long. It would be best to consider it a jump boost for a couple of meters max.

[@jstratten5326]

Jack died a hero😟

[@t.h.8475]

@@jstratten5326 He sure did.

[@Bendito2006]

My rooster just died protecting his girls. Such a great boy. I miss him.

[@aprilostapchuk3404]

I'm sorry to hear that 😔 rip rooster 🤍🐓🤍

[@wolfrickthedesigner4748]

He died in service all man's dream Rest easy lad good show

[@raiganmtz]

Mine too. We miss the general around the homestead. He was beautiful and a great protector. He died protecting his girls. RIP General

[@michaelp7617]

🫡

[@lisaadams6753]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@clem_clam]

Honestly, all the roosters I've ever known have been such gentle sweethearts. One of them would call the girls over for treats and almost REFUSE to accept any himself, but he was NOT afraid to get in the middle of pecking order fights and put a stop to it. Personal defender of particularly weak hens when they were sick. What a champ.

[@kandykane2160]

❤

[@krel7160]

We had two roosters at my parents place before I left Texas. One was named Batman, one was named Joker. You can guess their personalities based on their names, but Batman was the straight cop. He didn't pick fights, he kept the hens from fighting, he'd keep the goats away from his flock, and he'd even break up fights between cats. Joker, on the other hand, was the wild child. He wasn't violent in the sense of wanting to "Harm", but he would pick fights with anything and everything, posture was everything to him. He wanted to show off to the ladies, and Batman knew it. He'd pick fights with us, he'd pick fights with cats (and even win, though it's mostly because our cats just didn't want to hurt our birds). Well, an interesting dichotomy arose out of that. See, Batman knew we were the ones that fed him and the flock. He also knew that we'd start fighting back if Joker went too far - but not whether we'd decide to turn on every hen and rooster. So if he saw Joker posturing at us, he would charge across the field, fly over fences, anything he had to in order to get Joker away. And Joker, wanting to start trouble but not actually cause harm, would flee rather than fight Batman. Joker once picked a fight with one of our moody mama cats, and she basically took him down the way she would a regular bird, except she didn't hurt him. Just brought him to the ground and held a paw to his neck, before releasing him. He looked at her. She looked at him. Joker backed up, and ran off a bit. He never picked a fight with her again. He also became one of the only animals that she would eat next to, *because* he respected her space.

[@MA-2020]

Aww! 🥹🥰

[@janethompson2305]

​@@krel7160 WOW.!! The cat & Joker had a school yard brawl 🐈🐓 Kitties Rule Roosters Drool 😂😅😁🇺🇸❤️

[@almah3712]

Even better, the good roosters are a good source of entertainment. Our Orpington hybrid, Anakin, runs full speed across the yard every single time he hears a hen do their little egg call.

[@charliedallachie3539]

lol Anakin 😂 epic name

[@s2sHoXXs2]

Anakin! 😭 How cute, does he have a particular hen that he's fond of? If so, her name (or one of them) should be Padmé.

[@genniegey4391]

No kinding! I had an orpington named Anakin Skyclucker when I was a kid! He was a beautiful boy.

[@Berrystar776]

My hen Sophie also likes to sing after laying her eggs and sometimes even when she doesn't she still sometimes does!

[@maddiedoesntkno]

He’s like “look what I made!” Every time a lady drops an egg😂

[@dwade6322]

My friend had one rooster and about 6 hens...He lived in a house with a very long driveway. Each time I walked to his place his rooster would start 'crowing' long before I reached his driveway. That bird was a heck of a guard dog.

[@sonoftheemperor5685]

I had a rooster named Damocles. His father’s name was Leonidas because he was massively scary roster so I carried on the tradition of Greek names. One night he fought a fox to the death and saved our hens and we never saw that fox again. RIP Damocles you handsome boy

[@PaulSmith-zi3sn]

That cool !!

[@goldengryphon]

What an amazing roo! I'm sorry he's gone but glad you had the chance to know him.

[@johnbell1396]

My rooster is named Midas, he's older now, but still a beautiful gold color.

[@chaotixthefox]

The sword fell 😔

[@sonoftheemperor5685]

@@johnbell1396 its a good name

[@peachykeen7634]

A good rooster is a noble animal, a worthy example for our sons!

[@guyunknown6224]

I’ve had a group of roosters run a snake down that was headed to the coop and flog and rip it to death with their beaks , they then proceeded to call all the hens over who then feasted on the body as the roosters walked about beating their wings and crowing up a storm like they were victorious warriors/hunters and you can safely assume middle school me was not ready to see that one summer afternoon

[@MS1954-MO]

Now who says dinosaurs are extinct?

[@guyunknown6224]

@@MS1954-MO honestly whoever says that hasn’t seen how some birds act because they act like tiny raptors

[@MS1954-MO]

@@guyunknown6224 Exactly

[@RequiemPoete]

I have slain the Basalisk! Wenches, we feast!

[@cjboyo]

That’s pretty cool ngl

[@joseywhales5534]

The greatest example I have for why having a rooster or two in the herd is a great thing is a story that happened a while back. Was in the back yard tending to the fruit trees and suddenly heard one of the hens screaming bloody murder. I turn around to see a freaking hawk on top of her. Out of no where two of my roosters, a big ol’ buff orpinton I named Blondie, and a big ol’ plymouth rock rooster I named Speckles come bolting and start attacking the hawk. They got it off of her with only a few of her feathers taken off and chased it off when it tried to go back at them. They are my two golden boys and have stuck around long after others have come and gone.

[@aegiscaleb]

Our rooster is such a gentleman. He does the same with calling over the hens for food he has found. He was rescued from a flooding river swamp. We ended up with him then got hens. He is the friendliest rooster, but once I heard a commotion outside and saw him running back and forth flapping his wings. An owl was in the tree above the hen house boxes and he was trying to keep the owls attention on him. He is a Japanese silkie and although not very large compared to the hens he is hands down the best

[@repentandturnfromsin]

❤❤❤

[@aprilostapchuk3404]

Your rooster sounds like a proper gentleman,that's awesome 😊

[@Omega_Mark]

Silkies are very friendly.

[@kylenguyen200]

Short king

[@goldengryphon]

Wonderful roo! You are so lucky to have him!

[@dorogy4586]

Chickens are sooo intelligent. I had a rooster named Brigette and he was the sweetest and most handsome boy ever. Raised him from a little baby. I remember one time I was on acid(lol) and I went outside and held him against me and we felt each other's warmth, slow breathing, and heartbeat. It was so spiritual for me and I felt such a connection with him, ever since we got him. He closed his eyes and cuddled me for like an hour. He knows how special he is. He's my little man. He lives on another farm since we had to give him away, he's still making babies and protecting his girls. He's about 6 years old now. Never forget Brigette my beloved

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Nah when you were trippin acid you just conjured up all these things boy

[@dorogy4586]

@@repentandturnfromsin no I think you're just closed off and not very emotionally intelligent because even without it I still experience these things so I think it's more like you don't like animals or you're not open to new experiences which in that case I kindly suggest you just fuck off and stop spreading your negativity like a cancer

[@tishie42]

​@@repentandturnfromsinwhether conjured or not, snuggling with an animal while trippin can be a very spiritual experience. That whole "we are one" thing. 😊

[@neilbond2483]

Were you on acid when you named him Brigette?

[@rattlecat5968]

🤦 Good grief...

[@theITGuy-no3nt]

Roosters are soldiers, man. They deserve more respect.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Not when they are dicks they don't. That goes for the birds and the soldiers

[@danmilew]

I just love how chickens and roosters move in such a twitching fashion. There’s literally no smoothness to it at all. It’s like an animatronic at Chuck E. Cheese.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Like all birds, they're govt drones😂

[@Senator-KO]

Silent Hill nurses.

[@bdavis7801]

One of our Delaware roosters would even sing to the ladies. They'd all gather around the tree near the coop in the late afternoon to snooze and he'd sing. It was so cool! Most of ours have been awesome.

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Awwwe that is adorable

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Was his singing the regular rooster call?

[@bdavis7801]

@@repentandturnfromsin No, it was almost like a hum. I've never heard one do that before or since.

[@repentandturnfromsin]

@@bdavis7801 aww so sweet. I hope to have a flock of chickens some day 😊❤

[@musicobsessive123]

wait thats so cute 🥲🥲🥲

[@elfi643]

I used to work at a farm out in the country and there are cyotes and pumas out there, two roosters defended the flock to their deaths. Good boys who will be remembered by everyone who knew them

[@MrZoomah]

We never wanted a rooster... now we love Ken. Love to watch him dance around the food he finds and then look so proud when everyone is eating. Or when he makes a nest and calls one of the girls over. He checks on them constantly as if to say, "Do you like it?" No chicks yet though... but even if there aren't any we love him.

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Ken the rooster 😅😅😅❤

[@BlueRoseFaery]

He is Kenough

[@goldengryphon]

He sounds awesome! If your hens don't go broody, you might consider incubating the eggs and raising them yourself. I've had chickens for more than 20 years and finally did that last spring - just an adventure start to finish! As long as he's been "seeing to the hens" for 2 months, everything should be good.

[@shrimpdance4761]

His name is Ken, his job is food

[@brannonsonger9195]

We have a flock of chickens in the city. We absolutely love our chickens and we had no problems until our neighbors complained about them even though their dogs are louder than our chickens. At one point in time we had a rooster that we loved and even though he wasn't necessary for the egg production he protected the girls with his life. This little gentleman put himself in harm's way to save the girls from an eagle. Little guy got a burial and everything for his sacrifice. They may not be necessary but they are definitely a bonus and full of love for their girls

[@antonioliles5027]

Our rooster, Pharoh, fought off a hawk one day long enough for me to get there and help him finish driving it off. He wasnt even hurt but his spurs were bloody! He go a big helping of black fly larva that day!

[@nightwolfnordberg9476]

I am sorry but it is hard to imagen a rooster fought a hawk

[@antonioliles5027]

@@nightwolfnordberg9476 Right!?!?! I wouldn't have believed it either! But I was sitting on my back porch and heard a ruckus from the hens and Pharoh. I ran around the shed grabbing a thick pole as I went. I got around it and saw the two fighting. Pharoh got a good spur jump and the hawk got away and flew off before I could get it with the pole. Craziest thing I had seen in a while!

[@antonioliles5027]

@@nightwolfnordberg9476 Also, Pharoh was not a small rooster. He weighed just over 8 pounds with spurs about 2 and a half inches. Pretty big for a leghorn. Miss that rooster. Too bad he died of patricide. But his son Jody is almost as good lol

[@nightwolfnordberg9476]

@@antonioliles5027 that sound increadibel

[@countcoupblessings979]

​@@nightwolfnordberg9476My Mom watched a COUPLE little SILKIE chickens fearlessly go after a hawk . The regular size chickens ran off with the peeps into safety . The hawk was driven off.

[@maritaandcats]

It’s so nice to hear all these positive rooster stories. We got to boys by accident in a group of eggs and they were AWFUL to the hens. One hen moved to our neighbor’s yard in protest. The others wouldn’t leave their roost in the morning until we got out there to defend them. Needless to say we didn’t keep them around for long. 😛

[@HongMiyo]

That's how it went the two times that happened for us too.

[@potatonumber200]

Rotisserie time

[@goldengryphon]

Freezer Camp is the best place for bad roosters. I send alot of cockerels there, but a good roo is possible and worth his weight in anything!

[@annenyheim5327]

It takes some time to really tame a bird into a calm and loving pet. Meal worms and soft scritches under the wing (in the wingpits) while resting in out lap, soft loving words, all from day one out of the egg and through puberty. Some turn mean when the hormones comes on, but homegrown chicken are soooooo much yummier than store-bought factory broilers.

[@libed91]

I had to go through this six times before I finally found a rooster that behaves nicely.

[@nataliedean7551]

At one point I had 5 roosters, not intentionally, but they were all great together. They accepted which one was alpha, and they worked together to watch over the hens. There were no squabbles between them. They took turns looking after groups of hens. One day, I was on the front porch, and suddenly, I heard hawks sounding off. My alpha made a high pitched squeal, and all the hens and roosters stopped what they were doing and stood perfectly still. When the alpha determined it was safe, he made another high pitched squeal and they all went back to what they had been doing. Watching the chicken's dynamics and flock behavior is a favorite pastime of mine.

[@repentandturnfromsin]

Sounds so sweet. I hope to have some chickens some day

[@janethompson2305]

That is just amazing what Ur roosters did. I've never known that roosters have this much intelligence & these stories never end. I'm never underestimating the intelligence of a roosters again, or even a salamander !!

[@shanel4294]

I NEEED some chickens oh my

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Roosters rock and can be the SWEETEST pets to people

[@kristinetrott5087]

We had a batch of 6 chicks bought from a neighbor. 5 were roosters. They were the nastiest tempered, most aggressive, beastly roosters I've ever known! We ended up killing 4 and keeping one, but he was attacking us no matter how often we held him down and turned him on his back to show our dominance. We did him in too. Then we got an Icelandic rooster - like night and day! He's a real gentleman. Does all the right things he should and he's Nice! Plus, his crowing is not loud and raucous.

[@jo-annjewett198]

I have two roosters. I was disappointed at first but Mo formally Molly, is great with his girls. He does all the things mentioned in this video. I am quite proud of him even though he pecks my foot once in awhile. I think he is just protecting his girls.

[@miriams5494]

My rooster always makes sure his lady eats the best grubs. He has protected her from crows and hawks. He's a butthead but they're happy together ❤️

[@yowutupimbilbo]

My aunt had a rooster who managed to kill a chicken hawk. Not sure how he did it, but we found him covered in blood and standing over a headless hawk. We took pictures like crime scene investigators and cleaned him up. It actually turned into a bit of a thing with the DNR, but they ultimately decided that it wasn't intentional on our part.

[@hanadr]

DNR?

[@yowutupimbilbo]

@@hanadr Department of Natural Resources. One of the many organizations that comes after you if they think you poached an endangered animal. From what I understand, they normally aren't the first ones to investigate a thing like that, but they were the first to get there.

[@CaughtSlackin_]

Ik that's bs cause dnr doesn't come fuck with that shit unless you called them yourself and they ain't gonna care if it's animal on animal violence. It's fucking nature

[@CaughtSlackin_]

​@@hanadrdepartment of natural resources. Also known as ranger Rick. They are wildlife officers who have more jurisdiction than you can believe. Mfers don't have to obtain a warrant to enter your property if they see you have dead animals ie deer turkey. If they see an outside fridge they can come check it coolars etc. And they can help in all Leo incidents seen a bunch of cops in a chase and they were not pit certified but dnr doesn't have to be pit cert like them and he ran his truck right in the side of the suspects and rushed the dude and threw him on the ground before cops were even out of their vehicles. Most dnr are older men and women tho.

[@yowutupimbilbo]

@@CaughtSlackin_ I didn't go into very much detail, but that's exactly what happened. My aunt was in hysterics and called just about every wildlife agency she could think of. In fairness, she found a dead endangered animal on her property and some specific family circumstances (snakes and otherwise shitty people) would have caused problems if it wasn't reported. DNR wasn't the only group that came over, but they were definitely the first and there the longest.

[@nicholassims1947]

I miss my red laced blue wyandotte, Rusty. He was the best rooster, just sweet as could be, kept all the hens safe and from squabbling with each other, even beat up and chased off our mean rooster for attacking us. Ive still got pictures from when our chicks started hatching where Rusty was in every one. He was so curious and protective of them all that he had his silly head in the middle of every pic, LOL. RIP Rusty, we miss you!

[@repentandturnfromsin]

❤❤❤RUSTY❤❤❤ I miss him too and never know him 😢

[@luciac.419]

I know the rooster will protect his ladies. Once i was making a stop at a farm. When it came time for me to leave, i noticed there were a bunch of hens gathered around my car. Not wanting to harm I began to shoo them away from my car. Up on a hill top came a rooster running & making noises. I didn't realize what he was about to do. But he jumped at me with his feet - i put up my hands to stop him & got cut from his claws. From then on that rooster remembered me & my car. He would always come running with the meanest look in his eye. 😅 They are tough little buggers

[@mrs.bigtex5111]

When I found out that roosters can be such gentlemen, I fell in love

[@duraman2010]

They're the iconic international soundtrack for farm mornings 😆

[@coreyledin-bristol7068]

I LOVE my roos. They are sweet gentlemen who take good care of their ladies. I had a rooster years ago that wouldn't go in the coop for sleep until I also went in lol.

[@OliviaDavis-wi4rn]

I once had a roster named garazeb ( zeb for short) he was my favorite growing up I remember I once tried to sneak him into the house so we could watch tv together lol he was such a sweetheart I was really sad when he passed

[@olegarioberrones]

I love the fact that you called him gentlemen. I don't know why. It's just it's wonderful

[@lizziedanse8335]

They provide. They protec Yessss🥰

[@Rainy134]

My rooster Prince saved my entire flock fighting off a stray dog until I could get outside to shoot it. Broke his wings and lost his tail but after a month was back to normal beating his wings and crowing. Still have him till this day 4 years going strong. He lets me know if there’s a predator around and promotes all his ladies to eat and take dust baths while he watches proudly. They all love him.

[@RareInTheHistory]

Have you ever seen a rooster prep a nest and call his ladies to it? It's so sweet and hilarious!

[@stevewilliams4882]

Cluck Norris out there keeping law and order in the yard

[@aprilostapchuk3404]

That's an awesome name for a chicken,I'll have to remember that one haha 😂

[@thomasdallor2128]

Roosters fighting to its last breath is pretty metal

[@aaronburdon221]

Not only will they fight til their last breath, they invite ALL the smoke. They'll literally provoke predators to attack them instead of his hens so that the hens can run and hide.

[@autumnwilliams7215]

I loved raising chickens when I was younger. They were one of my favorite farm animals to handle and they are much more intelligent and sensitive and socially amenable than a lot of people think they are. ❤

[@beagleissleeping5359]

Our neighbor had many many chickens, but also ducks, turkeys and guneas. There was a group of about 8 hens and 2 roosters who made several daily visits to our property. One rooster was always the lead, the other always brought up the rear. We called them the sergeant and the captain.

[@summerfite9390]

I lost my big blue Americana rooster a couple months ago to old age believe believe it or not he was nine years old. His name is blue and I had him since he was too. He was the perfect rooster and I loved him so much I have two of his sons they’re not as friendly as him, but they remind me a lot of him and I can tell you, without a doubt he was worth his weight and gold.

[@repentandturnfromsin]

All these stories from yall I feel stupid for never having chickens

[@doomsdaycrochet4873]

I have a blue americauna rooster named Blue, too! I'm so sorry you lost your Blue. It's good to know mine could be around for 6 more years or so. ❤

[@djpigeon9140]

We had this huge rooster we called "El Immortal" cause he'd defended against the chickens against a raccoon, a hawk, and a coyote and lived to tell the tale. His son was equally as big and probably stronger, too, and i can speak from experience cause he'd attack my legs when i had to feed and water him while he was separated from the others when he was being too aggressive with the hens. Never attacked my mother, though, probably cause she was more known by the chickens

[@ravenseney3552]

Ive had mean ass roosters and now finally have the most incredible boy 😍. I love the sounds he makes when he finds treats, and love watching him watch over the ladies. ❤️. Hes the only one of my chickens that will snuggle and fall asleep on me. Hes the best!

[@antonioliles5027]

Took us a couple to get a good rooster. The others just became dinner when they didn't work out!

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

​@@antonioliles5027true aggressive mean roosters are tasty 😂

[@antonioliles5027]

@@Silver_wind_1987_ too right! lol

[@denisehaley9271]

I had 3 Roos. 2 were total pricks and went to Freezer camp. Pete, my handsome boy, is a 13 pound beast of a bird who is the ultimate gentleman and protector of his ladies... he took on a hawk that bombed into their yard and NOTHING gets passed him.

[@astawolfe]

My Australorp Rooster, Zidane, has fought off more than one hawk. He's a good boy. He had a broken toe from one of the fights.

[@antonioliles5027]

Nice! Good boys deserve many treats!

[@nikkireigns]

Final Fantasy name?

[@astawolfe]

@@nikkireigns yup!

[@8ersoul8]

Elvis is amazing

[@theaveragecomment1014]

“An extra kill” is so funny to me. It’s like they’re talking about a video game

[@paballomatobako197]

Bruh 😅😅

[@traceyrafique4165]

Roosters are beautiful!

[@kyleelabarge8309]

I love my Roos they’re sweet boys my oldest is such a gentleman he watches for hawks and once I saw him attack his own reflection in my door. He is definitely about that life 😂

[@DebbieDavis-d6e]

What an enlightening lesson! I enjoyed listening and learning how gentleman roosters take specific roles to protect their "community" family. The family nucleus is complete with roosters maintaining the well-being of the flock. Thank you for taking time out of your day for a show and tell segment! 🐓 🐓 ✨️ 🌟 ❤

[@OriginalGlorfindel]

Our gentleman fended off a charging hound dog in full prey drive mode. All his ladies got to safety before I could alligator wrestle the dog, who had officially lost her damn mind. Roosters look out for the ladies in many ways. Ours was a city rescue and he's really happy being a country gentleman. Our ladies aren't as fearful or confused under his guidance, despite him being only a couple months older. They're all in their first year.

[@fanpet3912]

When I got my rooster, I was so shocked to find that bullying amongst my hens stopped overnight. I haven't had a problem with it since, even while bringing in new hens, and losing old ones. I love him so much, he's so polite and he loves his girls.

[@Chickeecheekee]

I had the most beautiful and gentlemanly Wyandotte rooster that gave his life for his flock when two loose dogs marauded through. I still think about him and miss him!

[@lilskipper4683]

My gramps used to work on a hen farm and the roosters were the biggest threat, he had to swat them away and avoid all kinds of rooster abuse (the roosters would abuse the people). It's nice to see that you can get the complete opposite though.

[@talietalie3113]

The fertalized egg comment was UNHINGED lol

[@MM-jf1me]

Wow, I didn't read the entire questioner's comment until seeing yours.

[@SusanDonoho]

Roosters are so beautiful, and I love their crowing

[@DosaElle]

My heart ❤️ is melting for these sweet roosters. Such kind fellows.

[@hayhay_the_chicken_5117]

Me and my family got 9 chickens 3 years ago, and we had an issue where we didn't have a rooster. We learned some very valuable things from that. Our chickens were super sweet and kind when they were young, but as they got older, they got really mean. As they started laying eggs, they started bullying and pecking the others. At one point, one killed the other, and we had to coal the killer chicken. And the rest just got meaner as time went on, so we ended up giving them away to a chicken farm. Now we have new chickens and have 10 hens and 1 rooster, and they are all so much better. The rooster keeps the hens from picking on each other, and the hens have stayed kind.

[@judywilshusen3150]

had a gentleman rooster that loved to talk all the time, caught him telling all the young hens storys, the girls where sitting in a half circle in front of him staring at him ln disbelief and he was talking up a storm, called him my yacky warrior. I miss him always.

[@LauraOfTheValley]

And beyond everything else, they're adorable as heck😂

[@BobSmith-w7r]

I didn’t realize they were such gentlemen to their ladies! ❤

[@seeker4924]

My mom's ex boyfriend had chickens and two roosters that grew up together as chicks. The big brahma rooster took care of all of them. Even treated the other rooster like a hen by letting him eat first lmao. Raccoon tried to attack the coop one night, and that big guy fought it off without a single hen, nor the other rooster, getting hurt. Saved them all and lived to tell the tale.

[@roadragemustang]

I will always have roosters my 1 saved my life there a important part of the family❤

[@fluffybirdie]

A good natured rooster is just the best! They always put their ladies first and won't eat until they get all the best food. If they find a special tidbit they have a special sound to call the girls. They guard everyone and have other calls to tell the flock what kind of threat- to freeze or run for the coop. The gladly give their own lives to save the girls. Plus their antics- like the drunken dance they do to impress a special lady- or you- is hilarious! It is such a beautiful thing to watch them interact- and roosters are such big floofy beauties! You only need one rooster per 10-12 hens. If you've ever had a good rooster you'll never want to be without one.❤🐓❤️

[@megan2178]

I had some Wyandotte roosters who were absolute a-holes. During their first summer we let them pick who got eaten for dinner each night by who started kicking our shins first. A few other varieties weren't so bad. Our tiny 2.5 lb guy (i forget his breed) fought off an owl! We only lost a few hens, he had a big scratch on his wing and he had the great horned owl cornered in the pen when we work up in the morning. He was the bravest little guy, absolutely loved him.

[@SweetChicagoGator]

Wonderful to have roosters that protect the hens ! 💟🤠

[@just.a.bit.of.nothing494]

We had a gorgeous rooster the kids names Kristoff, he kept our flock of 20 hens safe until Kylo Hen snuck off and hatched a clutch all the ladies contributed to, so we ended up with a Grey Gentleman named Gary, a Black name Buster and a white named Blizzard. Kristoff kept all the chicks safe from the hawks, crows and other predators. Eventually we had to build separate coops for each of them but they kept our flock safe until we went on a 4 day vacation and our flock sitter called the day before we came back and showed where a pack of something came through and killed all but Gary's mom Grumps, Kristoff and Kylo Hen. We revamped our defensive coops, and those 3 remained safe, but things were never the same without the rest of the crew.

[@aprilostapchuk3404]

I'm sorry to hear that,I know that sucked 😔 Kylo Hen is a fantastic name though, I'll have to remember that one 😂

[@hajarmatveeva]

Roosters are such handsome creatures! Just looking at yours made my day

[@pheshedraful]

Why is this the cutest thing I've learned this year omg 🥹❤️❤️

[@tsukie11]

I loved a rooster named Dexter. He used to come running when I called him. When Dexter was henless, He used to stay close to me. But then we got him two sweet little hens and he was so proud he was such a gentleman. I loved him so very much.❤️❤️❤️

[@debrabolton9372]

I love roosters! They are very handsome. ❤

[@SouthernGothicYT]

We had a Dominique rooster named Big Daddy who really lived up to his name. Not only fathered a lot of our birds but he was a protector and was always the first to show up over any trouble. He was a good chicken 🐓❤

[@tanyasteers4802]

"An extra kill!" LMFAO people are absolutely nuts

[@hajarmdn4883]

@@TwinkleToes-mm4kbwhich gives vegans a worse name. Because no it isn’t an extra kill if it’s not out of the egg. Just like how abortion isn’t murder because a fetus isn’t technically alive (as in able to live independently of the host)

[@SavedByFaith9981]

Indeed. Evil people think evil thoughts.

[@SavedByFaith9981]

@@TwinkleToes-mm4kbthey are wrong. You’re delusional if you think normal people think like this. Jesus loves you.

[@orppranator5230]

@@TwinkleToes-mm4kbOr just play too many video games.

[@rubynoils2872]

All so handsome roosters! ❤

[@yaminilump]

I had a gorgeous rooster in my flock 7 roosters. Bought 7 chicks, got 7 boys. Bruno was the most handsome, and there was no doubt that he was in charge!

[@buttercuptaylor7135]

I love watching my gentlemen rooster care for and protect my hens.

[@crazicountrygirl3166]

I miss my Colonel! (Colonel Sanders) He also was a dark Brahma. He followed me like a dog. He even sat on my lap and hung out if I was sitting in my chair in the yard. 😂

[@suzystone244]

I LOVE babies. Period. The Rooster is paramount 😂❤

[@lallen123987]

I have 10 chickens 8 hens and 2 roosters! My alpha rooster does exactly what u said and he even shares 5 of the ladies with Jethro Bodine, his name is Foghorn Leghorn, I call him Foggy for short! He is smaller than Jethro but he has a gigantic comb and a lotta attitude and he runs the coop like a well trained manager! He protects, finds food, looks out, stops fights I love my alpha rooster 🐔 Foggy he is a great gentleman! Most roosters would beat dwn another for even thinking about coupling with their hens, but Foggy allows Jethro his ladies and Foggy has his own favorites but he watches out for everyone! It's fun watching them grow, change, develop their own lil chicken community, the pecking order! They r literally more organized and efficient than humans! If there is a fight, Foggy settles it! He is even half the size of Jethro, but as my husband always says, it's not the size of the dog, it's the size of the fight n the dog, but n this case chickens lol! And foggy is definitely the one with more testosterone, his comb is 3 times the size of Jethro's & his beard is 3 times as long so I knew he would b top dog, well top rooster 🐔🐓, Foggy looks just like the big ole rooster from bugs bunny who was always b n mean to the dog, or trying to get him a rich widow hen, whereas Jethro looks like this rooster emoji 🐓 and Jethro is almost 3 × bigger than Foggy, but Foggy is most definitely the alpha lol 😂 it's so much fun raising chickens! We said when we got um that they we're strictly for food, but when Foggy got sick, he almost died and I nursed him back to health by my hand for almost a month and I got attached to him! We had to keep him separated from the other chickens after that because all the other roosters we had were picking on him, he could handle his own n one on one but 5 or 6 would get on him at one time so we had to keep him separated from the others for a while till we culled the flock of all other roosters except for Jethro and the only reason we kept him was because he is pretty and my husband likes him! As soon as foggy was put back n the cage Jethro came and jumped on him and it took all of 5 seconds for Foggy to prove that he was taking over & he has been king of the coop ever since! I love my roosters u most definitely do need them if u want a healthy happy flock!

[@aprilostapchuk3404]

This is one of the longest comments I have ever seen on KZbin haha but in all seriousness,thank you for sharing,it sounds like you have an excellent flock 🤍🐓🐓🐔🐔🐔🤍

[@sypoth]

I once had a hen that HATED pecking order squabbles, the instant she spotted one hen stalking up on another she would jump it and get between it and the other until it backed down. The coop she was introduced into has two older chickens that were notorious for ganging up on another and she was in rough shadow, it didn't take long for that other one to have all her feathers back and always make sure she was near that he. The other two kept trying to bully the others and kept getting put in their place. She honestly controlled the pen better than the rooster and the rooster preferred her over the others. She never backed down, she never started a fight, and she never lost until a raccoon got her. Best Hen Ever.

[@paradisesomeday6630]

Back when I had roosters one hen laid 2 eggs almost daily!! She's outlived them now, and she lays a normal amount of 5-7 eggs per week. It's a bummer, especially since all my chickens are my babies, but I'm glad she's still here at least

[@lisaadams6753]

Gentlemen roosters❤❤❤❤❤❤. I learned so much today. I’ve always admired the plumage and the attitude, but I did not know how crucial they were towards the flock.

[@trashpanda9615]

Verne, Vader, Elvis and Maurice . Awesome rooster names 🥰

[@WilliamTyndale1]

Thank you. Covered every point.

[@novanettle7497]

When I was a child we got some chickens. Now, these were chickens from a battery-cage farm. So when they arrived in our hen house, they had weak muscles, pale wattles/combs (seriously, they were light pink) and they had no idea what to do with themselves. The poor things just stood in a corner of the hen house. So we walked over to our neighbour (who also had chickens) and asked if he had a rooster to sell us. And boy, he taught those girls how to live again. He wasn't all that good with breaking up the pecking order, but he showed them where to eat, sleep, roost, go outside and back inside again, he screamed at hawks and he was a nice boy 😊 Those hens actually needed him. And those hens taught me from a young age how horrible battery cage raising chickens is.

[@Mishyou33]

I love that you call them gentleman ❤

[@ChickenSchmidtFarms]

@@Mishyou33 My boys have earned the title!

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

I had 3 roosters, a giant, a baby & extra tiny banty. 2 were best buds, the tintest on my shoulder when I was outside

[@antonioliles5027]

We have a bantam rooster who loves to perch on me when I am relaxing outside. He gets so comfy he even takes naps!

[@thomasvakyren]

Roosters help keep the flock safe and will encourage the hens to lay more. They're invaluable for chicken farming.

[@nikkireigns]

My rule is no mean roosters. Well I have 6 good boys now 😂

[@minagelina]

I'm in love with Vader! He's got dreadlocks 😂

[@SnowWhite717_]

I always thought it was funny Roosters are called roosters when the chickens do the most roosting 😂

[@ruedays]

A "roost" is a support a bird rests on and "to roost" is just to stand on a roost. Roosters got their name from Americans because they spend a lot of their time up on roosts looking out for danger to protect the flock. "Roosting" is also what it's called when birds gather on perches to sleep.

[@AdrianZapata-f5c]

This unique exotic blonde haired chicken looks so beautiful 😍.

[@SozjeCat.]

We're not allowed to have roosters in the city. If one neighbor complains, you have to get rid of it.

[@felixmejia76]

Handsome babies!🐓💖🐓

[@happy_bubble7]

Dads are so under rated in society.

[@PatD-3877]

They wake you of a morning! ❤🎉

[@finallyfriday.]

Without roosters the hens act crazy drama, just like humans.

[@MaxwellBenson80]

Our australorp rooster (Rudy) fought off 2 German shepherds. He died but all our hens were unharmed. He was quite handsome and a sweet boy. We are lucky to have enjoyed his company and appreciate his sacrifice.