Thank you!!!I think it was in a link from this overview.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-016-1064-4
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Thank you!!!I think it was in a link from this overview.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-016-1064-4
A search on the net should provide you with further links to such studies.
Nobody is quite sure how a rooster knows when a hen is ready to lay eggs.Have a single rooster with 4 hens in established flock. Am now adding 16, yes 16 new young hens. These new girls are still pretty young at just 6 weeks, but I expect one day soon the rooster will realize they are hens. Just curious: what are the cues that help a rooster ID a hen? Pheromones, maybe? Long eyelashes?
I've seen dogs do that tooHe was "mating" with them to show dominance over the other roosters. They do that sometimes. I have even seen hens do it with other hens. Seems a little sick, but what can you do?
…. what are the cues that help a rooster ID a hen? Pheromones, maybe? Long eyelashes?
Reminds me of a saying we have here in the Netherlands:…. When he reached maturity, most of the hens wanted nothing to do with him. He would mount and attempt to mate with an old feeder that was on its side. Needless to say he didn’t get the traction he needed to be successful, but that wouldn’t stop him from trying. On one occasion, he spent a solid 20 minutes trying to fertilize that feeder. I am ashamed to admit I couldn’t stop watching. It was hilarious. But fast forward several months and he is actually quite the ladies man. He’s got his mating dance down, his crow finally sounds right, and he has a few hens that follow him around while free-ranging.
So as for how does a rooster tell the difference and how does he know when to start getting his job done? I’d guess it’s a two way discussion between him and the hens. They are incredibly social creatures. It’s actually been seen that chickens can assign their caregivers a name. A unique sound they make and alert the rest of the flock that you in particular are approaching. They have also been observed as recognizing their own names and the names of their flock mates. So when you call Rosie over, Gertrude knows you aren’t calling her. While we all know chickens can sometimes be dumb as doorknobs, I think we don’t give them enough credit sometimes too.
Sometimes defining gender is difficult. Some hens will crow in the absence of a rooster but others develop wattles and combs & these LOOK like roosters. Genetically they are all females but the latter look more like a male.https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/can-chickens-really-change-gender/
Sometimes defining gender is difficult. Some hens will crow in the absence of a rooster but others develop wattles and combs & these LOOK like roosters. Genetically they are all females but the latter look more like a male.https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/can-chickens-really-change-gender/
It may be a hen your roosters dominating (hen with rooster characteristics) http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-
what breed of chicken is in that pic/podcastIt may be a hen your roosters dominating (hen with rooster characteristics) http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-018/
It may be a hen your roosters dominating (hen with rooster characteristics) http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-018/
I have a miniature poodle mix, female, that mounts my male cat. I had the vet check for male parts,Not really...once you learn that they are not actually 'mating'.
What breed of chicken is that in tge picIt may be a hen your roosters dominating (hen with rooster characteristics) http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-018/