Peahen dances like the boys

[ackie]

I know this question is a long shot because I dont have much information.

I have a peahen that raises her feathers and dances like the boys. I've always thought it was cute, but I'm low on hens because last breeding season was not kind to us (but local wildlife dined well)...

I assume the dancing is hormone related in some way, so... do you think she can lay eggs?

Bonus question: my other peahen nearly died a few years back. I found her on side with her legs sticking out in typical dying bird fashion. I force fed her chick starter and, I think, corid water (which I think now was irrelevant) and she lived but shes got neurological damage - her neck kinda... has more range of motion than it's supposed to have. Neither of those two hens nested this spring. Do you think she can still lay? I know, long shot question.

Pics are of the first peahen mentioned.

 

[casportpony]

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I assume the dancing is hormone related in some way, so... do you think she can lay eggs?

Your hen is 100% normal and should lay egg if not too old.

Pics are of the first peahen mentioned.

How old are they?

 

[ackie]

How old are they?

I have no idea, honestly. It could definitely be age. Someone started and then abandoned a nest this year too... hmm.

 

[casportpony]

I have no idea, honestly. It could definitely be age. Someone started and then abandoned a nest this year too... hmm.

If they are under the age of five they should lay lots of eggs.

 

[ackie]

If they are under the age of five they should lay lots of eggs.

They could be five. I havent really been paying attention to them all that much. We have several 2 year old boys and 2 that are at least 3, based on tails, but the ladies dont tell me so easily. (I know our ratio is bad.) Sweetpea, one that we lost last year on a nest, was at least five so these two could be as well. I will tag this years peahen so I can keep track of age, so thanks for bringing that up.