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  1. L

    How do I integrate my 7 week old pullets?

    Hello, newish chicken mom here. I have a 10 sixteen week old chickens (2 roosters, 8 hens) and 11 7 week old pullets. We have a large coop and run, at night the older chickens stay in the coop and the babies are still in their brooder box, which is in the foyer of the coop. During the day, the...
  2. K

    Hen keeps attacking us.. Help!

    Hi friends! I have a little trio of hens (used to be four, but sadly we lost our sweet Aunt Jemimah). They're all 8 months old and we raised them together from day 1.. Spent lots of time handling them and hanging out with them... 3 (now 2) of them are very social, but for some reason the 4th...
    • kathrynleigh37
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    • aggresion aggression toward human aggressive behavior aggressive chicken behavior change behavior issues behavior problems behaviors mean chicken mean hen
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  3. dalguiyeowang

    Hen Suddenly Aggressive! What should I do?

    I adopted 5 baby chicks in early April. Three weeks ago, I moved them to the baby coop which I put inside the run such that my 3 hens could see but not touch the babies (and vice versa). My normally docile Australorp has suddenly turned into a psychotic beast. All she wants to do is to burst...
  4. H

    Pinless peepers in the UK - cannibal chicken

    Help does anyone know where I can find a small number of pinless peepers in the UK? I only need 1 or 2 pairs. I ordered some from eBay but they are the pin type and I don’t like the idea of them. I have a very aggressive bird who pecked her last flock mate to death - she has 3 new pullets in...
  5. M

    My chickens have become aggressive towards my dog

    What in the world.... I come outside every morning to let the dog out, and every single time there’s coop, running full speed at Bama (the dog) trying to attack him. This morning, she came running up onto the porch at him, and was met by the infamous broom to shoo her away. (I feel terrible...
  6. 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'...
  7. D

    Aggressive hens

    I have 6 hens that have been laying eggs regularly for the past 1 year, and now 5 of them are 'ganging-up' and pecking at one of them. I have a divided pen, so split them up for a day, and now no change, the 5 hens gang up on the one. If she gets to close to the separation fence, the peck at...
  8. 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...
  9. hmmm

    Chicken attacks beaver and squirrel

    I have for female chickens one female cruise like a rooster I heard sometimes the one female becomes more mail like to protect the flock. This chicken we call Peggy will chase Ground hogs and I found her chasing a squirrel and trying to pack itIs it true that some female chickens can become...
    • hmmm
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    • aggressive chicken female taking on the role of rooster
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  10. ShrekDawg

    HELP! Fighting Hens!

    Soooo... I have 8 chickens, all hens. 1 Barred Rock, 2 Black Australorps, 3 Buff Orpingtons, and 2 Easter Eggers. 2 of them are broody right now and have been for about a month because I haven't had a chance to break them yet. One, an Orpington named Penny, has been broody 3 times since April...
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