When a male chicken drops his wing down, stomping his legs around someone else while going in a circle around them, this is called the wing-dance. There are two very different reasons for a male to wing-dance. When a male is wing-dancing at a female, he is trying to show how attractive he is, and he is telling her that he likes her. He does the breeding purr while wing-dancing and may try to mate her if she is willing. The primary reason for a male chicken to be wing-dancing towards a human is aggression—although, it can be used as a friendly greeting. If your chicken is cuddly an affectionate toward you, then he will wing-dance as a friendly greeting and to show you that he loves you, like he would with a hen. If he is not affectionate toward you whatsoever, then he is telling you to back off, get out of his space, and do not mess with his females or get close to him. The wing-dance used for aggression is a warning to back off. If you don't back off, attacking will follow.
