Is this normal or does my hen just really "like" me?

[HoneyHillPoultry]

Hello everyone

SO... I have a 1yo amerucana hen who is constantly flirting with me

. Whenever I am near her she crouches down in front of me with her wings kind of out and just stands there kinda "presenting" herself. I do not have any roosters, but I'm assuming this is how they signal their cooperation so-to-speak with his advances? Am I right or is this something else? She just stands there, I can pet her back and even give her gentle pats. This chicken is normally a little flighty otherwise and to everyone else. Is she trying to be submissive to me? I've never been rough with her. I have 10 other chickens and nobody else does it. My fiance calls her my secret admirer, I think he's getting jealous!

 

[nanawendy]

YOUR Her Rooster

 

[gryeyes]

She is signifying her submission to you, saying you're her Rooster. And it is normal.

Only a few of my hens squat for me. And they don't do it all the time. When they do, I give a good skritch to the back of the neck down close to the "shoulders" just above the wings, another at the base of the tailfeathers, then a pat on the back, with a "Good girl!"

They always shake their feathers when they stand up and go about their business, exactly as if they'd just been mounted by a rooster.

I find it endearing, and consider it an honor.

 

[Nyxish]

oh goodness. My girls have started doing that, i thought they were being startled and thinking of flapping away. i just cooed over them. Huh.

 

[tamtam84]

Most of my girls squat for me. Not all the time though. Usually if it's getting dark and I go out to lock them up in their coop for the night and one of them is still out in the run, when I open the door to the run, she immediately squats. Almost like I scared her and that's a defense mechanism. Sometimes they'll do it in the morning too right after I let them out of the coop. I give them a good scratch and pat when they do squat, like gryeyes said. And mine usually shake their feathers after I pat them on the back, also like gryeyes said.

 

[HoneyHillPoultry]

Lol, aw how cute! She started doing it a lot more frequently since I've been going out there to give them treats by hand everyday while they're free ranging. Well I feel very flattered. They sure are funny animals, always full of surprises

 

[MaryV]

My girls must be little hussies cuz they will squat for just about anybody!

 

[QuinnP]

sometimes my Arlo gives his ''distress call' til I pick him up, then he cuddles against my shoulder & coos happily, closes his eyes, oh its adorable

 

[lilysmama]

Lily, our Americauna is our absolute favorite! My oldest daughter Sierra likes to play the "How low can you go?" game with her. She is by far the friendliest of our 4 girls. Whenever we go to pet/love on her....she'll croutch down low as she can to the ground, and them let us pet her. She produces the least eggs......but my girls love her the best!

 

[HoneyHillPoultry]

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