pecking hen

  1. DebbieA57

    Chickens Attacking One Hen - need help

    I have a sweet little Americauna who injured her leg and is now limping (not broken, sprained as per vet). I separated her from the others to allow her time to heal. She sleeps overnight in a dog crate. The other three still see her during the day and free range around the outside of the...
  2. 5

    Bullying or pecking order?

    My 2 silkie hens grew up together and they are just over a year old now. This week the one started to peck and attack the other one. She is starting to get a bald spot on her head. Her feathers also seem to take long to grow out by her neck and torso. I assume she plucked some torso feathers as...
  3. S

    Do pecking sprays work?

    My little hen, at the bottom of the pecking order, keeps being pecked by the older and larger birds. There are several pecking sprays on the market that purport to reduce pecking as the sprays have a nasty taste that discourages the other hens. My question is firstly, do they actually work and...
  4. Corinna Morse

    Buff Orpington Bullies

    We have two BO's that constantly go after our two polish hens. They have removed feather from crest and they do it hard and maliciously. We put the BO's in a timeout in the garage for past two days. Tonight, let them in coop and they immediately went after the Polish hens. What to do? The poor...
  5. A

    My Aseel hen keeps beating my new Aseel rooster

    I bought 5 chickens about 2 weeks back. 4 are still in their pullet/cockerel stage (3 pullets, 1 rooster) and of different breeds. Out of those original five was one Aseel/Asil hen, full grown. Since I am new to it, I put them all together in my coop. The Asil hen kept pecking at the younger...
  6. N

    chicken bullying

    Im new chicken owner with four chickens, bought at 2 months old the beginning of april, so they are 6 months old now. The buff orpington has always been the smallest. we have 4 different breeds. Shes the last to come to food and water and the other birds seems to not be as shy and eat quicker...
  7. Parisdog

    Hen Pecking Other Hens

    We have a hen that was egg bound and our other hen started pecking her feathers around the vent and bloodied it. Now, that same hen is doing it again to a normal, heathy hen. How do I make her stop?
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