Excuse me - horny hen?

[rwgrout]

I have a hen who has recently stopped laying and seems to be *ahem* horny. Every time I go to the coop she comes up to me, turns around, squats down, spreads her wings, and sticks her butt up in the air. Is there anything I can or should do to help her past this? Once she is, will she start laying again? She is a production red and is only about three years old

 

[PD-Riverman]

I have a hen who has recently stopped laying and seems to be *ahem* horny. Every time I go to the coop she comes up to me, turns around, squats down, spreads her wings, and sticks her butt up in the air. Is there anything I can or should do to help her past this? Once she is, will she start laying again? She is a production red and is only about three years old

Give her a rooster!! That's one reason I always keep a rooster in their pen---so they do not squat in front of me and trip me up. If you can not have a rooster where you live, Move, get rid of the chickens, or reach down and put a finger and thumb on each side of her tail feathers and lightly squeeze and wiggle side to side----she will get up and shake it off just like the rooster was there, BUT she will be back the next time you enter for more of the same----LOL.

 

[GC-Raptor]

I have a hen who has recently stopped laying and seems to be *ahem* horny. Every time I go to the coop she comes up to me, turns around, squats down, spreads her wings, and sticks her butt up in the air. Is there anything I can or should do to help her past this? Once she is, will she start laying again? She is a production red and is only about three years old

A three year old production red may be done laying. I believe that is a sex-link type of chicken. Or maybe she's getting ready to molt?
I have Golden Comets a sex-links and plan to slaughter around 28 months. GC

 

[rIrs roost]

Give her a rooster!! That's one reason I always keep a rooster in their pen---so they do not squat in front of me and trip me up. If you can not have a rooster where you live, Move, get rid of the chickens, or reach down and put a finger and thumb on each side of her tail feathers and lightly squeeze and wiggle side to side----she will get up and shake it off just like the rooster was there, BUT she will be back the next time you enter for more of the same----LOL.

I knew when I read the part about the fingers that we couldn't be to fer apart lol.

 

[Peeps61]

I run my hand down their backs and gently pull on their tail feathers. The get up ans shake and then take off to other business. They don't do it anymore since I have a rooster. They do it to him!

 

[PD-Riverman]

I run my hand down their backs and gently pull on their tail feathers. The get up ans shake and then take off to other business. They don't do it anymore since I have a rooster. They do it to him!

The rooster takes care of their needs!!

 

[rIrs roost]

I run my hand down their backs and gently pull on their tail feathers. The get up ans shake and then take off to other business. They don't do it anymore since I have a rooster. They do it to him!

seems as though us southerners have a lot in common.

 

[MasAhora]

Gosh I am so glad I have a multiple rooster problem...satisfying my hens is just another thing I did not ever anticipate reading about.
I was shocked to discover one of my hens acting like a rooster when we did not have one for a few weeks, now I appreciate her 100 times over!

 

[Chickassan]

I did not know this was even a thing...and im a southerner! I've been sheltered and well now y'all have ruined it. Im going to hug my rooster he deserves it.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I like that some of my hens will squat for me since it makes it easy to catch them when needed. But yes I do find myself stumbling over and accidentally punting squatting birds... just have to move slowly!