"Chicken mating behaviour”

[SuperDave54]

My wife thinks I'm crazy, but our hens(who have never been around a rooster) will squat in front on you as if ready to be mated by a rooster so I grab them by the nape of the neck and top of the tail and shake them gently. They will shake when let go. I'm thinking it may help them lay eggs. We get 1 a day from them. Anybody??

 

[Mvan42]

That’s all you should be getting from them. A chicken only lays a egg about every 26ish hours..

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here. Good advice above.

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[rjohns39]

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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Chickens don't need a rooster to lay eggs and simulating one will not induce her to ovulate. Those high production pullets and hens in commercial egg factories are never exposed to cockerels or roosters and they lay just fine.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

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[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Many do the same thing to their squatting hens. It doesn't make them lay, but it sure makes them happy.

 

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[rosemarythyme]

Doesn't make them lay any more or less, but it's awfully convenient for catching them if you encourage the behavior, as they'll stop and squat if you follow them around.