w123t

I watched a group of 4 Jakes, 1 Tom and 1 hen this
morning. The hen would lay down, lift her tail in a most
suggestive manner. The Tom would strutt around behind her
and she would immediately jump up swing around to face
him, sometimes give a feeble peck in his direction or
flap her wings in his face. Take a few steps away then
lay down and again raise her tail. This went on over and
over again for at least 5-6 minutes. Occasionally one of the
Jakes would try to horn in on the action and the big boy would
just shoulder him out of the way, most of the time they were just strutting nearby. Eventually, the hen appeared to get bored
with what was going on and started feeding and ignoring
the Tom at that point I'm fairly sure from his behavior that
he just went ahead and finished on his own.

So, my question is do you think this was a hen just starting
to think about mating or was it a young hen that didn't
really know what to do?

RockyMtnGobblers

I dont think she was ready yet.

w123t

Thanks, that was my first inclination as well.

Topgun 3006

Just a slut waiting for a bigger Tom to come along, LOL!

w123t

Well top gun, perhaps your speaking from
Personal experience---but, this was a really
Nice Tom. I keep pretty good track of the
Birds in my backyard. Of the nine Toms
I've been watching this winter/spring I
Do believe this one is King of the area.

Arrowmaster

That hen wasnt ready to be mated yet. Ive seen hens do this in the past.

w123t

Arrowmaster,

Thanks, I agree.

14 ga

think he was dealing with an ordinary women, they all act the same, ever been around them?????

cheers

w123t

14guage,

Thanks, in my younger days many ,many moons
Ago I do seem to recall one or two that acted a
Bit like that. Thankfully I found a good one
A little more than thirty years back---no
Complaints since.