this is fascinating! I hadn’t even thought to check relative face color! I know my chickens relax and fluff out when they feel safe, but I’m only looking at their faces and combs to check their overall health.
The scientist is wrong about this, though:
“Once the hierarchy is established, each hen knows her place. When a rooster is present, he will hold the highest position in the hierarchy,” Bertin said.” Roosters and hens have separate hierarchies, and the top rooster doesn’t always get to mate with the top hen. The top rooster polices the other roosters with vigor while the hens just seem to want to know where they stand, without really caring what their particular rank is. Whoever the top rooster turns out to be, he has to individually work out his rank with the hens, either by seducing them with tidbits or just chasing them down to mate. But it’s certainly not automatic!
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