lounut Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 hello, does anyone know why a hen would suddenly start mounting others as if she is a cockerel??? she is the lowest in the pecking order too which is why im suddenly surprised to see her doing this. x x x x x x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidygirlsuk Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I have read about this sort of behaviour before. It stated that this can happen with no cockerel present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 My Buzz does this. She only started to do so after her first moult this winter. If I catch her at it I try to go & press her down like a cockerel would, but most of the time I leave her to it. It does look strange, but as long as my other hens don't come to any harm then there's not much for me to do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 It is all to do with establishing dominance and isn't that unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lounut Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 thankyou all for all your feedback, im glad to hear that it sounds quite normal and its probably a dominence thing but , im really surprised that its the little one whos always bottom of the pile and wouldnt usually say boo to a goose?? bless her x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
