Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[THF Nick]

Hi all,

 

I've recently introduced some ex-bats to my flock and apart from a the odd squabble they seem to be getting on famously.

 

However, when of the hens goes through stages of standing next to the cockerel and pecking at his beak. He doesn't seem to mind, it carrys on for quite a while until he either walks away and she gives us.

 

Any ideas what this unusal behaviour is all about?

 

Many thanks

 

Nick

Edited May 28, 2010 by Guest

[Mollie333]

There kissing.

 

Joke. No idea, sorry.

[THF Nick]

There kissing.

 

Joke. No idea, sorry.

 

 

Thats what we said this evening when we were watching them.

 

just to add to the amusement after being "kissed" for several minutes Colin (don't ask Mrs Nick thinks it's a great name) left the run and wiped his beak on the grass! I guess he didn't like it!

[Mollie333]

Haha!

Well chooks normally do that to get things off there beak, food, snot ect.

goodluck i hope someone with more experiance comes along to help x

[Egluntyne]

Just a bit of grooming and team building.

[Gelbel]

just to add to the amusement after being "kissed" for several minutes Colin (don't ask Mrs Nick thinks it's a great name) left the run and wiped his beak on the grass! I guess he didn't like it!

The DH does that - well on the back of his hand not the grass - if I've given him a peck wearing lipstick.

[Pikey]

My girls do to my Cockerel. I think its cos there is often food left on the beak and they associated his beak with food as he picks food up to let them know where it is. They are soooooooooo cute

 

Colins a great name for a cockerel