Okay. So, i know this isn’t that unusual. I have seen it before, but this is different than past hen “roosters” for me and i have some questions.
So i have heard its a dominance thing, which makes sense. My other hen wing dances, and gets puffed up like she will mate to make the other hens submit. Shes top of the pecking order, and she does it when she gets angry or overly excited. So that totally makes sense.
However this young lady is very puzzling to me. It appears to not be a dominance thing at all as she is the lowest on the pecking order (or second lowest) And has never tried to step up to the other hens so shes scared of them. And she literally acts in every way, a rooster. If i didn’t see her lay eggs with my own eyes i wouldn’t believe it because every detail is just identical to a rooster. It’s almost like she picked up on them from my roosters and is mimicking them.
My roosters do a thing where they wing dance your hand and then nip your hand, they also do it to the hens. She has picked up on this behavior quickly and does it. When i pick her up, she mates me (how a rooster would.) grabbing my hand and then mating.
She does it to the other hens, and she tries to crow. What could be the cause of this, and should i just let this behavior be? Thanks!
So i have heard its a dominance thing, which makes sense. My other hen wing dances, and gets puffed up like she will mate to make the other hens submit. Shes top of the pecking order, and she does it when she gets angry or overly excited. So that totally makes sense.
However this young lady is very puzzling to me. It appears to not be a dominance thing at all as she is the lowest on the pecking order (or second lowest) And has never tried to step up to the other hens so shes scared of them. And she literally acts in every way, a rooster. If i didn’t see her lay eggs with my own eyes i wouldn’t believe it because every detail is just identical to a rooster. It’s almost like she picked up on them from my roosters and is mimicking them.
My roosters do a thing where they wing dance your hand and then nip your hand, they also do it to the hens. She has picked up on this behavior quickly and does it. When i pick her up, she mates me (how a rooster would.) grabbing my hand and then mating.
She does it to the other hens, and she tries to crow. What could be the cause of this, and should i just let this behavior be? Thanks!