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I’ve seen it paired with other courtship behavior, no other time, which is why I believe it’s courtship as well. I had an all-drake flock for about a year, and they did this behavior together in unison even with no ladies in sight. Usually, they would do this behavior, and then follow it with...

This is one of the drake’s courtship behaviors. The head shakes “build up” to it, and then they rear back and make that “ha-hmm” or “hee-haw” sound.