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Chook Behaviours - establishing Pecking order or Rooster ?

post #1 of 5
5/9/12 at 6:13pm
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Hi all.

 

I have (what is believed to be a Hen) running at "her" sister ending with a toe to toe stance standing on its toes and neck stretched feathers flared. This 'hen' is also starting to do this with the other laying hens. Though I noted not to the Mother Hen, the top chicken.

 

It sounds/looks like rooster aggression. Am I right? the 'hen' is 23 weeks no spurs no crowing but no eggs that I can tell. (NOTE: we are 1 month off winter)

 

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Roo or Not......   Thanks SamSam (Photo at 21 weeks)

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post #2 of 5
5/9/12 at 6:25pm

Looks like a hen. The stance your describing is pretty normal. My D'Uccles do that with babies and eggs. My others do that for pecking order. I actually have a polish and cochin that do that all the time.

 

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post #3 of 5
5/11/12 at 9:34pm
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Thanks ! I have seen my girls peck and pull feathers out but never this style of aggression.
 

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post #4 of 5
5/12/12 at 6:23am

She's a pullet.  It is not at all unusual for pullets/hens to flare hackles and mock fight.

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post #5 of 5
5/14/12 at 10:21am

Our five did this to each other all of the time...and they were all pullets.  It's a normal pecking order thing, and can be pretty amusing to watch.

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