Black Star Hen

[asuperfly]

We have 10 hens. One of the hens is a Black Star. None have started laying eggs yet. We introduced a young but older rooster to the flock a couple weeks ago. Since then this Black Star hen has been displaying some weird behavior. She shakes her lower body and stomps her feet. Thought it may have been some kind of injury but can't find anything. Maybe a disease, but I don't think so. Maybe an egg she can't get out, but that also doesn't seem to be the problem. I have heard it could be that she is submitting to the rooster or the dominate human. Sometimes she walks around fine but most of the time she is displaying this behavior. Any thoughts?

 

[C Siena]

We have 10 hens. One of the hens is a Black Star. None have started laying eggs yet. We introduced a young but older rooster to the flock a couple weeks ago. Since then this Black Star hen has been displaying some weird behavior. She shakes her lower body and stomps her feet. Thought it may have been some kind of injury but can't find anything. Maybe a disease, but I don't think so. Maybe an egg she can't get out, but that also doesn't seem to be the problem. I have heard it could be that she is submitting to the rooster or the dominate human. Sometimes she walks around fine but most of the time she is displaying this behavior. Any thoughts?

How old is the BS? Are all the pullets (females under a year) the same age?
BS can begin to lay around 22-24 weeks, could be a little sooner or later.

Is everything else about her normal, such as: eating, drinking, poops?

 

[asuperfly]

All the pullets were all around the same age. Purchased together. She was kinda the runt and didn’t grow as fast as the others. Still eating and drinking. Haven’t notice anything with her poop.

 

[C Siena]

All the pullets were all around the same age. Purchased together. She was kinda the runt and didn’t grow as fast as the others. Still eating and drinking. Haven’t notice anything with her poop.

How old are they?

 

[asuperfly]

Purchased on April 9th so around 14 weeks.

 

[rosemarythyme]

14 weeks would be a bit early but your description sounds like she's hoping for some lovin' attention.