My hen seems to play dead after mating.

[aart]

6 months old

So not the first time she's been mated...is she laying yet??
As long as she gets up and is eating/drinking/pooping/moving around OK,
I'd not worry about it.

 

[Katydidd33]

So not the first time she's been mated...is she laying yet??
As long as she gets up and is eating/drinking/pooping/moving around OK,
I'd not worry about it.

I’m not sure about the laying I haven’t seen those beautiful Easter Egger pullet eggs yet! Not the first time mating no. Eating drinking and living well. But I’m assuming soon eggs will be here. My other hens are laying eggs. She seemed to be at a slower pace and wanted nothing to do with mating. Then bam the hormone switch went off. Fingers crossed. Now that I’ve had time to really think about it. It seems may be she was being extremely submissive. “Playing dead” lol

 

[aart]

At 6 months I would think she'd be laying.
Not all EE's lay blue/green.
Might be time for an exam:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[ZooAtHome]

Maybe it was just that good!

Or maybe she just can't believe he's already finished.

 

[Ebony Rose]

She's actually a fast learner. The faster she submits, the faster he's done and the less chance that she becomes injured. It is NOT the submissive hen that gets puncture wounds under her wings from the rooster, nor the one where you're hoping that her comb will heal properly... nope, it's the stubborn hen that suffers such calamities. You've got a smart li'l cookie

 

[J Hill]

She will probably learn how to play dead or pretend to be asleep BEFORE the mating soon if she isn’t “in the mood”.

 

[aart]

Or maybe she just can't believe he's already finished.

 

[aart]

She's actually a fast learner. The faster she submits, the faster he's done and the less chance that she becomes injured.

Might have a point there, but staying down is odd, they usually get right and shake those tail feathers to move the sperm up where it's stored.