This is King Eric The Magnificent and I love him to bits. He is a fantastic partner and dad to his hens and chicks. He is a diligent look-out for danger and in 4 years we have never lost a hen or chick to any fox or other predator. He leads his 12 hens round the field's to forage, and gives them most of the snacks he finds alerting then with his special 'I've got food' noise (he has been seen to pluck berries and put them in the beak of his ladies), he keeps watch while they're head down eating giving danger calls if he sees something suspicious. If a hen is laying for the first time (he's older than all of them) he will recognise her anxious signals, croon to her and lead her to a safe place, demonstrate a safe position and then stand guard crooning lullabies to her, he's very good at settling the nerves of a worried first time layer. He is a polite lover by cockerel standards. He also liked falling asleep on my dd's knee during maths in lockdown home schooling, which was a lovely soothing way to learn maths for her when she was missing being at school. He is also very beautiful.
I adore this cockerel.
Come and tell me your Wonderful Cockerel stories. 😍🐔🐓🐥❤️