Hunt in West Tennessee. We have a number of bearded hens on the place. Last 3 gobblers killed were double bearded. The second beard was not very large. The hen beards seem to be about 5-6 inches. I have never seen one strut or act in anyway different from the other hens. Interestingly and to my knowledge, I have never witnessed a Tom mate with a bearded hen but from everything I have read they do breed.