I'm impressed that the OP got a such an evocative photographic record of the squat! It's PERFECT. As is the second photo, of the hen indicating her privacy was just invaded.
Not all of my ladies stamp their feet as part of the squatting behavior, so I never thought of it as a "dance." I am always careful to acknowledge their receptiveness with a good skritch to the back of the neck, a pat on the back and a final skritch at the base of the tail-feathers. Plus a "Thank you, sweetie."
Not all of my ladies stamp their feet as part of the squatting behavior, so I never thought of it as a "dance." I am always careful to acknowledge their receptiveness with a good skritch to the back of the neck, a pat on the back and a final skritch at the base of the tail-feathers. Plus a "Thank you, sweetie."
