gordi.b Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 bought a 5yr old jan arde cock in october , he never looked settled and won.t even look a a hen ,took him out nest boxend and left him with two hens . he just sits on the perch no interest whatsoever , he is in perfect condition . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 he might not like the hens , id of boxed him up on his own fer a few days , as well as hens fer a few days then put together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 if you got a spare section pop him in wi hen and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletch Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 put them in a spare section and just leave them to there own thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJWa Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 bought a 5yr old jan arde cock in october , he never looked settled and won.t even look a a hen ,took him out nest boxend and left him with two hens . he just sits on the perch no interest whatsoever , he is in perfect condition . leave him in wi the 2 hens and feed him a wee drop hemp seedsoon fire him up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 bought a 5yr old jan arde cock in october , he never looked settled and won.t even look a a hen ,took him out nest boxend and left him with two hens . he just sits on the perch no interest whatsoever , he is in perfect condition .have had 1or2 the same i tried several ways, but found it best to put cock in a section on his own for up to a week then put the hen in you want him to pair to leave her with him for a couple of hours them take her out do this for a couple of days should work, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Can't see why he would be sitting on a perch ignoring hens if he was in perfect condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulkie Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 try putting the cock and hen in a basket for two or three daysnever known it not to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McKay Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Sure it's a cock :emoticon-0179-headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Wonder if he could have been paired to the same hen for several years, some of us old-timers become very fond of our old dutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordiejen Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 ive never known of a cock bird sulking over an old hen.if theirs a hen strutting her stuff my cock birds would be down on it like lightning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 did he come from louellas by any chance ???????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi.b Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 thanks for reply,s guys ,got him on his own in section, will try him in a couple of days , cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaz Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 5 year old my guess is he is home sick and will come out of it sooner or later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_bulger Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 if you got hen boxes put the fker in solitary for 7 days then put a hen in the box next door, let her be next door for 4 days then go open both boxes and leave em to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 did he come from louellas by any chance ???????????? I experienced the same thing with cocks from louella that were very well bred...listless and looked a little lacking vitality...even moulting at odd times. In 2 words i would say Shagged useless!!These birds are bulled night and day in never ending artificial light.Stands to reason the body clock is knocked to pieces.It has taken some of my stock doos that i purchased from louella many ,many months to hit reality. Just an opinion but i think a valid one! DAVID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordi.b Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 thanks david , got him on nhis own at moment hopefully he will get very lonely and perk up a bit, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpied1967 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 have had 1or2 the same i tried several ways, but found it best to put cock in a section on his own for up to a week then put the hen in you want him to pair to leave her with him for a couple of hours them take her out do this for a couple of days should work,listen to kirky will do the trick let him settle he dont no if he coming or going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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