{"id":1415,"date":"2021-01-20T16:08:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T21:40:24","slug":"can-roosters-fly-the-full-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pentagonpets.com\/can-roosters-fly-the-full-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Roosters Fly? The Full Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Flying roosters or even hens is not something you see every day but is this because they can’t fly or just choose not to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a chicken owner myself, I often wonder how they end up getting to places I think they can never get to, along with hatching escape plans which get them over a five-foot-high fence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chickens and their abilities never cease to amaze me, but does this include flying or is that a step too far?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roosters can fly, but not in the same way or distance as wild birds. Their flight is more of a controlled flutter or a jump, typically spanning short distances, often utilized to escape predators or reach higher perches. The average flight is usually only about 10-12 feet in length or height.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find more about why roosters aren’t built to fly along with some tips on how to prevent them from reaching heights through jumping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Can’t Roosters Fly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roosters come in many different shapes and sizes depending on the breed, some are smaller and more likely to flap and jump higher than others but most are heavy and also not very agile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The many reasons roosters can’t fly is that they’re just not built for it, in many cases they’re very heavy and their wings are also very small, so it’s just not physically possible for them to stay in the air for a prolonged period. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although chickens are birds, they spend all of their time with their feet firmly on the ground and in most cases and will stay pretty close to their coop even if they’re allowed to free-range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using my rooster as an example, he has a large heavy body and tiny wings and this makes him pretty clumsy in general if he’s not on a flat surface. The hens can jump pretty high and this makes him angry because he gets stuck and left behind while they go exploring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Do Roosters Have Wings if They Can’t Fly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It can be easy to question why roosters even have wings if they don’t use them to fly, but they do have some other uses, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n