This is Hortense, an Austrolorp breed. She was the blue ribbon winner at the Garland County Fair 2 years ago. They are one of the most prolific layers and one holds the record for the most eggs produced in a year.
When I brought her home I almost split my sides laughing at her and the other chickens. Being penned up without male companionship must have raised her hormone levels. As soon as I put her in the pen, the other hens ran at her to establish pecking order. Red was going to have none of that. He raised a wing and ambled between the other hens and Hortense as much to say, "Back off, this lady is mine."
Hortense proceeded to dig a hole. She put her fanny up in the air and Red had his way with her. She was head honcho from that point on. She'd strut around the other hens, chasing them away from anything she thought should rightfully be hers first. So I called her "Hortense" to bring Her Majesty down a peg. Didn't work. She still thinks she runs the coop.
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