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[jockeyeba]

Doing what we do sorry not a chicken picture. Horse.
http://birdie52.smugmug.com/Other/NRS-Round-3-A/31623362_bfJQWp/2740101909_jn4hxR5

Cool but do I have horses you could do that on NOT

 

[jockeyeba]

 
Thanks for your comments.  I've done a lot of studying and workshops with professional animal trainers who consult for zoos.  In general, the operant conditioning branch of modifying behavior tends to avoid aversives.  Violence often begets violence.  At the same time, I don't want to let aggressive behavior go that could turn into dangerous behavior.

I'll drive him off by walking at him if he directs any of that behavior my way.

Now, what does a courtship dance look like?  I've read how a dancing rooster is less rough on a hen than one who just grabs the hen, but what does it look like?

Yeah, I don't like to use a lot of negatives when dealing with animal behavior issues.  Redirecting their attention or preventing the behavior in the first place is so much better.  Have had one cock that I practically had to beat with my straw hat to try to get him off me.  He had started sparring with another cock and I was trying to get them away from each other, and then the cock swung around and went after me.  I took my hat off and used it to keep him from spurring me but he was intent on continuing the fight, he just kept coming at me.  I made sure to wear rubber boots to help protect my legs for a while after that, until he chilled out and quit trying to fight everytime I went into his pen.

I have never seen any of our cocks do any kind of courtship dance.  They will see when a hen's vent is pulsating or when she is kinda lowering herself to the ground and then they'll run over and do their business.  And that is usually when the hen is willing and things get done without a fuss.  Other times, the cocks will just run up on the hens and do it without any sign of an invitation from the hen that I can see.  Sometimes it seems more like the hens make a fuss just because he gets them while they were in the middle of something like going after a bug.

I've seen our American Game roo's do the courtship dance quiet a bit

 

[jockeyeba]

This was something I came across... I feel so bad for that pullet!!!

I have permission to re-post this as long as the original poster don't get any backlash! So on the side of caution I'm omitting the name!

Before there is any sympathy elicited, I can tell you I'll never have sympathy again. I've lost birds to predator getting in, or being able to drag birds out enough to kill them. We just keep making the pens more secure and trapping when we need to.

The final iota of sympathy came when I noticed a bird dragging itself around on the ground. I picked up the bird and was horrified by what I found. The bird had obviously had one of it's legs snagged during the night and pulled to the outside of the pen, nothing else would fit through the wire. The bird had the bottom part of it's leg eaten away, what would be the thigh bone (femur), was just a bare bone, every speck of flesh was eaten away. It looked just a like a chicken bone you would leave on your plate after dinner. However this bone was still attached to a living breathing pullet.

I have no sympathy for predators going after my birds that I have done my best to protect!

Like I said, that poor bird!!

after a few things that I've seen I no longer have any sympathy for predators either

 

[jockeyeba]

Read this!

http://dcclothesline.com/2013/09/06...card-demands-answers-on-zimmermanmartin-case/

__k the UN

 

[bnjrob]

I've seen our American Game roo's do the courtship dance quiet a bit

Maybe it's a breed thing? Either that, or our cocks are just too horny to even consider being romantic and they just want to get right to it?

 

[bnjrob]

It's been super muggy, but I know we need the rain. Now I just need to invest in some muscovies so they'll eat the mosquitoes, haha! (chicken math: the duck edition

That is the bad thing about rain when it's so hot. Then it gets hot and extra muggy. It's bad though when I dump out old chicken water and it is swallowed up by the cracks in the ground because it's been too dry.

 

[jockeyeba]

I've seen our American Game roo's do the courtship dance quiet a bit

Maybe it's a breed thing?  Either that, or our cocks are just too horny to even consider being romantic and they just want to get right to it?

 

[RachaelS]

Quote: So which pic were you?

 

[RachaelS]

Ugggg, so sorry guys, I am a true Austinite (sp?) Lived here all my life and yes, I think my blood is orange not red, so upset about tonight!!! Not just do I think they are getting to big for their britches, but I worry about what is going to happen on 6th street tonight. BYU really showed up, they are a great team. Wish our boys would be a "team" again....

 

[showbarnmom]

So which pic were you?

The one that didn't make the cut. Lol. Jk. I actually haven't shot at a competition yet.
Eta: this is usually the only pics I get of me and the horses lol