ETOLOGÍA DE LA CÓPULA

Reproductive Process

When a rooster mates with a hen, he will climb on top of her back and place a foot on each of her wings, forcing her tail feathers upward so he can press his cloaca to hers. The rooster ejaculates and transfers the sperm, and he hops off. Often he will perform a victory dance of sorts, hopping around and strutting, while the hen unruffles her feathers, flaps her wings and walks away.