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  1. S

    Crowing Hen?

    So I got a 12 week old Buff Orphington pullet back in April. It only took her a couple weeks to start laying and quickly became the head hen of the flock. About a month ago, we went broody. But it started while my husband a I were away on vacation for about 2 weeks and the 'feather baby sitter'...
  2. Duckmom239

    Male Cayuga pecking at husband & cat

    Hey y’all! So I recently discovered that 1 of my 4 ducks is a male. He has always been the leader of the group but now it’s clear he is definitely a male. Recently he has started bothering my husband and male cats. If my husband is walking on the property the 1 male will chase him down, peck...
    • Duckmom239
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    • aggressive behavior cayuga ducks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. T

    Introducing new hens to a flock with one bird being aggressive

    Hello all, I am newish to the chicken community and I have a really small flock and I'm having some trouble with introductions and I would like some advice. A year-and-a-half ago I endedI ended up gettinggetting a rescue chicken... Long story but I ended up having to get her two companions...
    • TayRae
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    • aggression aggressive aggressive behavior chicken introducing introducing chicks introducing hens
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. RosanneH

    Rooster and Broody

    My rooster attacks my broody every time she tries to leave the coop. I mean really tries to hurt her. What can we do or do we need to pack him off to a farm? We are small flock owners; 1 rooster and 5 hens.
  5. Lemon&Basil

    Help! 2 week old aggressive duckling

    Hello friends, Please help. My 2 Pekin ducklings are almost 2 weeks old and 1 of them is so aggressive to his sibling. He is constantly going after her and nipping on her little wing or anywhere he can grab onto causing her to run away, hide and peep constantly.
    • Lemon&Basil
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    • aggresion aggressive behavior duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. The Deed is Done - My flock is now at peace.

    The Deed is Done - My flock is now at peace.

    Well, today I finally did what I have been dreading for months: cull my first bird. With my last shipment of 22 chicks I received in April, plus the additional four I purchased at TSC, as luck would have it I wound up with three (count them, three) accidental cockadoodle roos. That gave me a...
    • Mimi13
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    • aggressive behavior chicken casserole first culling mean cockerel respectful harvest
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  7. Mimi13

    The Deed is Done

    Well, today I finally did what I have been dreading for months: cull my first bird. With my last shipment of 22 chicks I received in April, plus the additional four I purchased at TSC, as luck would have it I wound up with three (count them, three) accidental cockadoodle roos. That gave me a...
    • Mimi13
    • Thread
    • aggressive behavior first culling mean cockerel respectful chicken harvest
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  8. carlyducks

    Aggressive drake, need advice.

    I am at my breaking point with my drake. He will be a year old in August, and he is with a female. I have two baby females who will be joining him once mature. Once my boy matured and started mating with my female, he has been so aggressive with me, my dogs, and family members. I cannot walk in...
    • carlyducks
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    • aggressive aggressive behavior drake ducks help
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. jmclain1999

    Rooster fighting other rooster and hens

    Hello, I am brand new to raising chickens so I had some questions about my rooster's behavior. I have 16 chickens that were born in February, so about 4 months old; they all grew up together from the time that they were hatched. These are egg laying chickens and will not be killed at any point...
  10. Chickens4Life101

    Tips on taming an aggressive rooster

    We have an aggressive rooster, Brooks. Here are some of the things that are making him friendlier and even able to hold when we couldn't hold him even before he became aggressive! 1. Start simple. Carry a racket around with you in your run or ranging area. We first just held the racket over...
  11. Walkbarefoot

    4 1/2 week old Crested showing aggression towards 4 1/2 week frizzle. Both adore me!!!

    Hello, I am in hopes that someone can give me some advice on how to deal with my situation... I am a first time chicken owner, I have (8) 4 1/2 week chicks (crested, silkies and frizzles) and (2) 3 1/2 week chicks (Ameraucana and Easter Egger). These chicks are still in my basement, I am...
  12. VanessaN

    Odd happenings in the coop.

    Hi Everyone! I have some odd happenings going on in my coop. My chickens and my ducks co-run our coop. My mama duck is sitting on a nest right now which is super exciting. We candled our eggs resently and noticed that they are almost full so we know it won't be to much longer. So here are...
  13. Larien

    Aggressive Peacock - Help!

    Hello, all! I’ve been registered here for a while but I’m only now having an issue with my poultry, lol.. specifically, my demon peacock from hell: Milo He is 2 years old next month, as is his “wife,” they are unrelated but I bought them together as week old chicks and raised them myself. Milo...
    • Larien
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    • aggression aggression toward human aggressive aggressive behavior peacock peafowl
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Peafowl
  14. Debutante

    Feather-Picking! 3-Month Epidemic.

    Okay, I’ll admit it. I am COMPLETELY at my wits’ end with an outbreak of feather picking. The whole disaster started in early January when my 18 hens (who are now 11 months old) chose to stay in the coop during extremely cold, snowy weather. They had a large run available, but didn’t like the...
  15. hlwoods

    Aggressive male Pekin- *need advice!*

    I NEED ADVICE! My flock consists of 6 ducks: 1 male pekin, 2 female pekins, 2 female Welsh Harlequins, and 1 female Buff Orpington. They were all raised together since they were 3 days old and then around 6 months of age, my male Pekin, Donald, decided he doesn't like the two Welsh Harlequin...
    • hlwoods
    • Thread
    • aggressive behavior aggressive drake duck behavior pekin duck
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. dirtroaddarlin

    Aggressive Production reds?

    My 4 production red have been pretty chill so far. Usually when I reach my hand in to grab their feed, they run the other way. Tonight, one tried to go after my hand, so I grabbed a pair of shears and gently pushed them away from the feed. Then all of them came over and tried to peck at the...
  17. Liz Birdlover

    Roosters - can they get along together?

    Please give me your feedback about your experiences with those beautiful, protective and zany Roosters - having more than 1, adding more, what you've done and how you've managed. Although I've had experience with various birds, I'm fairly new to the Chicken World. I love my Roos dearly, they...
    • Liz Birdlover
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    • aggressive behavior more chickens pecking order roo's rooster behavior roosters roosters fighting too many roosters
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  18. KeyshaRoo

    Raising Roosters Newbie

    Hi Im Marie and Ive been coming here since I got my Silkies last July. Of the 4 we started with there are two left, one accidentaly suffocated and the other remains a mystery, she basicly was fine one minute and dying the next :( Anyway back to the point... so left is my sons rooster Shawn and...
    • KeyshaRoo
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    • aggressive behavior biting feeding necessaties health necessities newbie no hens rooster roosters living with roosters
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
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