Macho Hens

The DS was petting a Speckled Sussex hen. When he holds and pets a hen all the roosters come around so they can be the first to flirt with her when he puts her down.

So when he puts this lady down, the black Ameraucana cockerel starts to do the courtship dance (as the DS puts it "I'm interested, I'm interested!"), at which she hauls off and gets on HIS back! This startled the DS (and the cockerel).

Now he is noticing more of the Speckled Sussex are mounting the lower ranked cockerels. However, they seem receptive for the Speckeled Sussex cockerel, usually being willing participants in the usual hen role.

The DS wants to know "Is this normal?"

He has even named one of the girls Amazon.

 

DS is Dear Son.

This was a first for me too.

These are very obviously hens too. And they really like Arthur the Speckled Sussex Roo to do things as we would expect, but the Ameraucana boys now stay clear of those Sussex girls.