The "Boss Hen" Alpha hen rules everything! and yes, a pecking order within the hen "flock". I have had her do everything from helping me to kill a gobbler to taking him away with her.
I have 2 DSD's that body positions infuriate some hens so much that they come in looking for a fight with her, my "Upright" and my NEW "Posturing" Hen just seem to be the perfect set for this, and will lay the beat down on them, pecking, fighting purrs, cutting and just carrying on, even have had them "angry fight strut" around them.
A vocal Boss Hen is a draw for a gobbler too! I keep up with her calling and add into whatever she is doing, I cut her off whenever she's calling and won't let up on her.
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