Hen mating with hen?

[Ellie]

I have a Rhode Island Red mating one of my Buff Orpingtons. The orp puts up a fuss but the RIR keeps at it. I figure it is because I don't have a Roo yet (well I do, but he is a baby still).

Do y'all have this issue?

Ellie

 

[tvtaber]

I do, becuase we do not a roo either. I have a RIR who tries to mate an EE (easter egger) and has caused a bald spot on the back of the EE's neck. Not sure if there is any advice excpet to say it is normal...

 

[lauralou]

Wow, that's wierd....

 

[kellim]

I haven't noticed this with my chickens but I have with my ducks, and we have a male in there with them. That doesn't stop my female from having her way with the other females though. Go figure

 

[flip9109]

I think it's a dominance thing

 

[fivebigreds]

The alpha hen will keep doing that until you give them a rooster.

 

[ButtonQuailBoy]

wow...homosexual chickens what next...

 

[SandraMort]

Not just hens. It's pretty common in nature.

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[ButtonQuailBoy]

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the world is a true wonder...Lets go watch TV!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

:O

My hens fight amongst themselves, but have never done that. Have you had roosters previously to where they have observed that behavior?