Behavior Question.......

THey're showing that your are dominant they think you are essentially their rooster, its what they do when they wanted to be mated. Means eggs could be in your near future. So when they squat grab their tale firmly shake it then pat their butt. they'll ruffle their feathers for you in appreciation.

It's a combination of respect and submission. It's also a way of saying "Yes" to a roo.

Imp- Ruffle their feathers when they do that, and watch them shake you off.

Haha!

Try locking them up in the coop and feeding them bugs, works for me.

also

Do you mean the teenagers and husband?

Impy

HAHAH I know...except my brats are 2 and 4...chickens are so much better behaved...and that's not saying much. They don't fuss over food, they go put themselves to bed as soon as it gets dark...no questions asked.

They bathe themselves....in dirt.

When I don't feed them they find themselves their own food. Shoot instead of getting married I should have gotten chickens A LONG time ago....

I love doing the but shake for the girls when they squat...they seem so proud of themselves...now if only it were that easy for us ladies lol.

I also have a hen....she doesn't lay. Not egg bound...just doesn't lay...poor girl bless her heart she sits on that nest...grumbles at the others when they're on it because she has to "lay" so badly, then after a while comes out hollering her egg song. Of course all that is in there is her wooden egg, but oh we sing her a song of praise give her treats and she thinks she is just the coolest thing ever...its pretty darn cute.

Haha, that's exactly what my hyrbid pullet does! She's the only one out of all of our girls who does it. Funny thing, eh?