DiamondsEggs Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 We Rescued 7 Battery Hens Last Year. We Cared For Them And They Are Healthy Now But, I've Asked Around My Mates Who Own Chickens, But They've Never Seen Like Two Girls, Like.. Mating. Well Hardly Mating, They Can't. Two Girls But Why Are They Doing It? Isn't Showing Dominance Like The 'Pecking Order?' No Pecking Going On What So Ever. Non Of My Friends Ever Experienced This, Practically "Ooops, word censored!"ody I Know. It Can't Be That Rare Can It? - Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 If my (sorely missed) Jack Russell terriers (mum and daughter) are anything to go by, this is simply a matter of establishing who is top dog (or hen). Dominance, not sex, is what it's about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 They do jump on top of each other and do a bit of feather pecking. It is just a bit of pecking order stuff....nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Maud jumped on shallot once but not in a sexual way, she was just reminding shallot who was the boss. Maud's a gem, as well as keeping them in line, she protects them too and makes sure they're all okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I had same situation with 2 female guinea pigs recently - thanks to the guinea pig section of omlet forum I am now convinced it was dominance behaviour. Sounds like the same for the chooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 My big bossy pepperpot bounces on the others occasionally, just in case they forget she's boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 My top chick was known to sit on the bottom chicken in the pecking order when she was in the nest trying to lay - I have noticed more recently the lower chicken only lays in the afternoons these days - after the other two are done with the nesting box. I would say yours sound like pecking order as well. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...