difference in scratching behavior between male and female?

[picklespickles]

all chickens scratch for food. but have you noticed any difference between different kind of scratches? my rooster used to do this, and now my dominant female does......sort of an x scratch that is not for food, but seems more symbolic somehow. it's done on bare dirt. i also wondered if it was sharpening its beak. it reminds me of sharpening a knife somehow the way it's done.

so, do you know what i'm talking about? if so, do all your birds do this? just some?

 

[picklespickles]

okay. after having posted this now this morning i saw one of the less dominant ones do it too. the same thing. so, whatever. lol

 

[BantyChickMom]

If you're talking about rubbing his beak on something, then
yes, all chickens do this.
And they're just wiping their beaks off, or maybe scratching an itch.