r/Chicken Nov 24 '24

Hen and rooster acting strange?

I have a six month old Kadaknath hen and a white rooster. They have been raised together and now they only spend time together and don't get involved with other chickens.

The problem is my hen hasn't started laying eggs. Her diet is good and she isn't sick. Although she doesn't let other roosters mount her, she has the white rooster with her. Any recommendations on how to help her? Could it be because of her breed?

And my rooster doesn't crow neither. He never mates with other hens and prefers to stay away from the rest of the flock(Except the black hen). Any ideas why?

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u/Accomplished_Owl_664 Nov 24 '24

How many roosters to hens do you have?

He may be trying to start his own flock of you have more then one and she seems like she prefers him over the others.

When I had multiple roosters a few hens preferred our secondary roo, even though he was a dick. Once we rehomed him, they all went to our head roo.

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u/Alive_Alternative_66 Nov 24 '24

Different breeds lay at different ages. Some not until 6-7 months old. I wouldn’t worry.
It’s not odd for a pair to bond and spend all of their time together, as long as they aren’t being bullied, and kept away by that, then I also wouldn’t worry about it.

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u/green_2004 26d ago

My roaster do the same he craw cause i only has one roaster i named him delulu cause he is so delusional about her and she does the same i am thinking to rehoming them separately when the other chicks grow