
Hi
I’ve recently bought a trio of cpq supposedly 12 weeks old. Both hens laying. Both hens had bare backs but heads ok and not sore so put them on good diet. The definite hen died after a couple of days and two eggs. There have been no eggs since. The two remaining: are a definite male typically coloured and a pied. The pied is not laying. But he isn’t courting her/him. Mealworms remain untouched.
I put a young female in their enclosure just to see what happens. The definite male immediately started a mating dance! The other bird just snuggled up with her.
I’m at a loss.
The two get on well seem happy enough together. Sleep side by side but seem almost bored!
I’ve got four 6 week old hens that I hoped to put with the males? To have two trios. But I’m waiting until they’re fully mature. But now not sure about the pied. If it is a hen I don’t want to remove it from the male?
Has anybody found this behaviour in their cpqs?
Thanks for any help