What’s in a Name?
Apparently we should not have named one of our Rhode Island Reds after Olympic runner Jesse Owens. Lately, she’s been getting in touch with her “maleness”.
Much more interesting is lesbian activity between chickens. Not so violent as chicken heterosexuality, lesbianism in chickens results when the dominant hen mates with the attractive underling. We have observed some curious configurations in the field. The dominant chicken might mount "the bitch", (usually the same chicken gets this honor every time), while the other chickens circle quickly around, become rigid and stare intensely at the dominant chicken, acting as supports or balance points so that it will not topple over during "the act" (whatever that is for lesbian chickens...) You too may notice some rather organized lesbian activity in a flock comprised only of hens. This is normal. They're not really hurting each other, though at times it may appear so. Apparently they all find it entertaining.
You know, in case you were considering hosting a chicken movie night and were wondering what kind of things they like to watch.
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Chickens make great pets for so many reasons, the first three being eggs.
I, for one, would like to know the names of the other ones, since Jesse Owens is such a, um... unique chicken name.
In case you're ever in the market for chickens, you should know that the Easter Eggers (Alpha, because she showed leader-like traits early on, and Barbie, once blond, fuzzy -- quintessential chickness) are the most productive layers and by far the friendliest birds of the lot. Their blue-green eggs are somewhat smaller, but beautiful.