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yellowpenguin

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Strange
« on: January 01, 2011, 12:02 »
Happy New year everyone.

We recently re-homed our cockerel and all was fine in the hen house. But now every morning our lovely bantie/silkie cross Barbara flies out of the hen house and trys to mount the same female every morning. She does not look like a cockerel, we are just miffed now. Any advice anyone ?

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Re: Strange
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2011, 12:20 »
She's just trying to establish herself as top hen. I have an old Vorwark who tries to crow sometimes and has also jumped on other hens, even though I now have 2 bantie boys.  She laid for years, so I wouldn't worry  :)

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Re: Strange
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2011, 12:25 »
Thank you I had vsions of having to rehome her, as she would turn out to be a cockerel as well.

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Re: Strange
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2011, 12:35 »
By removing the cockerel from the flock you made it a single sex community. Nature hates this and your hen is behaving like a cockerel to compensate for the lack of a real one. She is probably the dominant bird so is establishing herself in the 'male' position.

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Re: Strange
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2011, 13:45 »
Thank you for explaining this for me.



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