Do chickens playfight?

[proud_chicken_owner]

I noticed one of my hens was chasing the other ones around and hopping on top of them. It went on for several minutes and only stopped when I went in their coop

 

[KingD]

Uh was it a hen, or a rooster??

 

[proud_chicken_owner]

Uh was it a hen, or a rooster??

It was a hen. we don't have roosters

 

[Mamatomany123]

Do you have a picture of said "hen".

 

[proud_chicken_owner]

here she is

 

[Wezdin]

It was a hen. we don't have roosters

This sounds like a rooster mating, sometimes a dominant hen will try to take the place of a rooster when one is absent.

 

[CHlCKEN]

That “hopping on top” sounds like ...

You’re sure this is a hen? Post pictures of her/him

 

[Wezdin]

here she is
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It does look to be a hen

 

[CHlCKEN]

It does look to be a hen

I was just about to say that. Definitely a hen.

OP can you describe this “hoping on top” a little better?

 

[proud_chicken_owner]

she would run up to them and hop onto their back