Aussie Finch Forum

I have a "hen" that looks like a hen, gets courted by males like a hen but it courts males?? exactly as they do...does anybody elses hens do that?

not a good pic..but that is the one in question....

Shes a modern day feminist.
LML

hmmm...looks like have to wait and see if she goes to nest and lays eggs...

If she stays true to principal, she will have a career first.
LML

finchbreeder wrote:If she stays true to principal, she will have a career first.
LML

Could be what she is looking for, as she is 2 yr old and hasn't nested yet....

You get the odd hen like that. I have a BH Gouldian hen. Nothing the 1st year. 1 egg the 2nd year and lost her mate. 4 eggs this year with new mate, and YAH 2 chicks have hatched and are about 7/10 days old. So maybe your girl will be like this.
LML

Do you mean it crows and shakes its head just like a male?

I can't see any red on the chest and hard to tell, but does it have any red on its face and rump?

Tiaris wrote:Do you mean it crows and shakes its head just like a male?

Yes and does the hop thingy....then chases males around..

SamDavis wrote:I can't see any red on the chest and hard to tell, but does it have any red on its face and rump?

Tiny amount on "her" face and has a red rump....

I know of black mutants/forms where all frontal red is absent so it could possibly be a male of this form I guess - or just a very butch hen. Have you had it with a known hen to see what happens?