A hen who thinks she is a roster!!!!!!!!! HELP!

[JaimeGoulart]

Yesterday I found my hen acting like a roster. Is their a way to make her stop I have no roster? Please help!!!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Eer...how was she acting like a rooster? Crowing, mounting...?

The only real way to get her to stop would be to introduce a rooster. When roosters aren't present, instinct will sometimes drive one hen over the others to fill the position.

 

[JaimeGoulart]

She was mounting.

 

[LindsayB]

hm.. maybe she is trying to show dominance?

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

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Yup, that's it. Mounting in chickens is like mounting with dogs. It's not always a display of mating; it can also be a form of dominance.

Question: How old is this bird? Are you sure she's a hen? There's absolutely no chance it's a rooster?