I’d hate to be the one who assigns ratings to movies because (1) I don’t like movies and (2) I couldn’t decide if this post should be PG13 or R so just to protect the innocent, I’m making it “R”. Read on at your own risk.
The Facts:
- I have no roosters in with the 13 hens. Roscoe is a rooster but he’s white . . not red (and I’m not being racist . . just stating the facts!). It’s very easy to see that there are only red chickens inside the pen.
- When a rooster wants to get intimate with the hen, he grabs her by the top of her head, throws her on the ground, and . . well, I’m not describing any more but usually she’s squawking and it isn’t because she’s enjoying it! I think. I don’t know for a fact whether she enjoys it or not.
- I have 13 hens in this pen.
No roosters in the pen . . remember that. 13 hens. I get 13 eggs each day from these girls.
The other day I was halfway across the yard and heard a hen squawking and turned to see what was happening. Vince was standing there and I said . . Did I just see what I thought I saw? He, of course, didn’t see anything.
A few days later, I was right out there with them, heard a hen squawking and looked and another hen had her by the head, had her on the ground and well . . I am not sure what was happening and I probably don’t want to know.
The other night when we were at our little neighborhood gathering, I asked one of the guys who’s had chickens forever and he said yep, that sometimes happens.
Live and learn . .
Karin says
LOL! horny hens, hehe
Marky says
When I was a freshman in college, by biology professor said if there were no roosters in a flock of chickens, one of the hens would become a male/rooster. It was all about preservation of the species, and some species are able to do this. I didn’t believe him and questioned it; His response was, “don’t you believe everything you see in print?” and my response was, “no”. Maybe it is true! (I still find it hard to believe.)
Hilary McDaniel says
Wow. New to me. We have loads of chickens but do have a rooster as we raise baby chicks several times a year. When the hens go broody we just let them. The rooster has to be sweet boy and play nice or he becomes chicken and dumplings. I’m like you in I’m not having a bird I’m scared of. We did have a mean fellow once and he jumped up and tried to spur me. Louie saw that and he was history. Too bad because he was good to his ladies.
Sandra Neel Hutchins says
Establishing pecking order? I love your description! ” Write” on, because you are so talented in the writing department! I really enjoy your chicken stories.
Rosie Davis says
Ok….I’m sure I will get in trouble for this question but I just have to ask…….are there gay hens?
Debbie says
That made me laugh out loud!
Marla says
Me too! I almost spit out my soda!
Diane S. says
There are gay everything! Truly. Every species tries to ‘even things out’. It’s biology.
Deb Praus says
Love it!
I did not dig too deep but you may want to check this out…
http://communitychickens.blogspot.com/
Kerstin says
My female dog humps my male dog. It’s a dominance thing. Maybe that’s what chickens do, too?
GenQuilter says
OK, OK, then the age old question is, what came first, the chicken or the egg, because I am sure if those ladies didn’t HAVE to put up with a cranky guy type, and the she can become a he,,,,,,then, oh, too much deep thought for today…;)
Debbie says
I visited a friend’s mini farm and one of the hens had attacked another hen. It was gawd awful to see that hen missing feathers and bloody. They had to separate them after that. I suspected it was a dominance thing.
This chicken stuff is really something!
Denise in PA says
Too funny! Love your descriptions o:)
Denise :) says
Or perhaps it’s just
prisoncoop mentality. They want what they can’t have, so they find a way to get as close to what they want as they can get. If some of your hens start wearing ‘soap on a rope’, you’ll know for sure. 😉Chris B says
OH!! This made me spit out some of my lunch!!
Kim Paventy says
We have a female Rat Terrier that is about the same size of our small female cat. The cat likes to mess with the dog until the dog will climbs aboard the cat.
kelly says
lol! oh judy, that’s so racist!
marilyn smith says
Oh, if I could just get these mental pictures out of my head……………….I am so confused…………………..
Carmi says
When we got rid of our rooster, our hens took on that role. When we got a rooster again, the hens settled down. He even breaks up squabbles.
Linda in NE says
My very first R-rated chicken story!! LOL You need to get those girls a rooster.
Norma V says
yup, when they follow you around it’s not because they love you, they are looking for a man or rooster and when they squat when you pet them, they are expecting something else…