bullied chicken

  1. aquarii_N

    Blind hen needs new home!!!

    My blind hen is getting SEVERELY bullied to the point of broken skin and missing a LOT of feathers. We can’t give her a good enough home here, and if anyone is in or near our location who takes in injured or disabled hens, we need to rehome her FAST before she gets so badly hurt that there might...
  2. T

    Bullied chicken is aggressive with me.

    I couldn’t find an answer to this anywhere - so I’d really appreciate any help! I have a flock of 4 hens, no rooster. 2 Anconas and 2 Blue Cuckoo Marans. All are the same age - bought together as chicks, raised together. Three of them get along great. But one of my Marans (She’s physically...
  3. NatureGirl74

    Chicken got bullied severely and has a little bone sticking out of her wing

    My pullet has been picked on off and on for about 2 months. At first she only got chased. They started plucking feathers a few weeks ago, but it wasn't bloody so I left her in. Last week her back got really bloody, so I made her a saddle. Now her back is healing, but yesterday everyone was...
  4. KatiewithZena

    Trying to integrate silkie into silkie flock

    Hello, I was given a hen by a friend, that had been attacked by her dog. I sprayed her wound with antiseptic spray that was pink. That was almost 2 months ago and her underside is still pink. In my existing flock I have 1 silkie rooster, and 2 silkie hens, and now with the pink one, makes 3...
  5. T

    **Lethargic hen with NO BALANCE, low appetite

    Hi everybody. I have a 6-7 month old Black Australorp hen, she is really sweet and friendly with us and got sick suddenly. She gets bullied a lot by the other hens and a few days ago when we saw her a little weak, we brought her inside to eat and drink. Right now she is inside in a cage. She...
  6. NatureGirl74

    Can I use pick no more in freezing weather

    One of my pullets is getting picked on a lot. She's had a small bald spot for a few days, but this evening I noticed some blood. She was doing really well at first. Recently, the roo has been mounting her a lot and she really freaks out. After that some of the other hens started picking on her...
  7. SilkieChickii

    How to get chickens to be nice to eachother?

    My chickens bully my pullet (SOMETIMES) and i want to know how to have them get along and not fight. They have been doing better but, it is still a bit of a problem. This is the pullet I am talking about. She is a Faverolle.
  8. F

    Pecking order got a little too rough, chooks ear left without a cover

    I’ll try getting a picture tomorrow, chooks currently roosting and would rather let the poor thing rest. Basically I put this chook in with the others after it got old enough and while they’ve been picking on the poor thing for the past few months its been in there it’s always been able to get...
  9. dookdook

    Is this Fowl Pox?

    Your expert opinions would be much appreciated! Our little French Wheaten pullet has black things on her face. At first I thought she might have hurt herself or maybe got pecked by the others, but it seems to be getting worse now. Can you guys please take a look at the pics? Do you think it...
  10. N

    Extreme Bullying

    Hello All, I’m new here and am a bit panicked over my chicken situation. All of my hens about a year old. Noticed my two favorolles are getting picked on two where they are completely bald and there throat feathers have been plucked. There heads have sore marks. Should I grab them and separate...
  11. N

    Chicken bullying

    Hello- I have 9 laying hens about a year old.. docile different breeds. Today I noticed my favorolle head to be more bald and what looks like plucked. Also, her throat is losing feathers and looks to be plucked. Is this bullying.. or a disease? Please if someone knows what this is and how to...
  12. E

    Polish chicken getting pecked, don't know what to do

    Hi everyone! We have a backyard flock of five, living in a coop and our Polish is getting bullied but we don't know whois the culprit or if there is more than one. We have the Polish, an EE, a Frizzle, a Barred Plymouth Rock and a Mystery Hen (maybe a New Hampshire Red? or just some other...
  13. R

    My new chicken won’t bond with my flock

    So I’m quite new to chickens and I got some 11 week old pullets about 1 week and half ago. My family outvoted me and decided we needed to also get one laying hen. About 3 days ago we picked up this frizzle hen from a sketchy Craigslist lady. The Craigslist lady says that she is if laying age but...
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