Hen pecked
Hen pecked
Not knowing how chickens think.... in every situation..... does anyone have any idea why a rooster would allow a hen to peck feathers out of the front of his neck?
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Re: Hen pecked
Feather picking can also be a social thing. Like Brian said, though, it's worthwhile to give them other diversions. It may minimize the amount of time they spend contemplating each other's chests/necks/tails ...
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Re: Hen pecked
My hens like a clean-shaven fellow...if I put a bearded breed of rooster in a hen pen, when they're roosting, the hens will pluck every tiny 'beard' feather from his throat, and sometimes his muffs as well. And the weird thing is, is he will stand there with his neck stretched up as if he's enjoying it.
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Re: Hen pecked
I think wimmin of every species just like pickin at men. Its what they do.
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Re: Hen pecked
My rooster loved the attention. Would stand there and have them all gathered around him pecking him
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Re: Hen pecked
Had a flock of lovely friendly Wyandotte hens try to deconstruct a rose comb of the newlywed (spell check contribution, but I guess it works?) Rooster, and he barely moved, really, some males will do anything for a bit of female attention.
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Re: Hen pecked
Its the equivalent of waxing a hairy backed man lol.Ontario Chick wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:48 amHad a flock of lovely friendly Wyandotte hens try to deconstruct a rose comb of the newlywed (spell check contribution, but I guess it works?) Rooster, and he barely moved, really, some males will do anything for a bit of female attention.
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Re: Hen pecked
Farrier1987 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 7:04 amI think wimmin of every species just like pickin at men. Its what they do.
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