(I think this might not be the right place for this thread, sorry)
I have a 1 year 7 month old bantam brahma hen named Zombie. She was the 1st hen in my current flock. She has a history of being picked on. First when she was 2 weeks old the other chicks picked her head until it started bleeding. Last winter I brought her to my grandparents' farm because I was afraid my coop wasn't warm enough. Their turkey attacked Zombie and once again her while head was bleeding. She's completely healed from those injuries now. Needless to say I will now be keeping her with myself all winter.
She is molting right now. I'm used to her looking a bit rough, but tonight her neck looked a bit too naked. Upon closer inspection it looked like a bunch of new feathers were broken. As I was taking pictures to post here I accidentally caught the bully chicken.
The one who was plucking Zombie is actually Zombie's daughter Oakley (although Oakley hatched in an incubator, Zombie didn't raise her). Oakley is 6.8 months old. She is half bantam brahma, half silkie.
Both hens have quite a dominant, adventurous personality, but i think Oakley is a bit more dominant. Oakley's father had a tendency to attack a specific person if that matters.
But anyway, how do I stop this? Right now I just put Oakley on the other side of the roosting bar, but what do I do to help in the long run? Why could she be doing this and how do I make it stop? Separating is not an option, as I don't have anywhere else to put her and I think it's safer if they're all together in this cold weather.
I have a 1 year 7 month old bantam brahma hen named Zombie. She was the 1st hen in my current flock. She has a history of being picked on. First when she was 2 weeks old the other chicks picked her head until it started bleeding. Last winter I brought her to my grandparents' farm because I was afraid my coop wasn't warm enough. Their turkey attacked Zombie and once again her while head was bleeding. She's completely healed from those injuries now. Needless to say I will now be keeping her with myself all winter.
She is molting right now. I'm used to her looking a bit rough, but tonight her neck looked a bit too naked. Upon closer inspection it looked like a bunch of new feathers were broken. As I was taking pictures to post here I accidentally caught the bully chicken.
The one who was plucking Zombie is actually Zombie's daughter Oakley (although Oakley hatched in an incubator, Zombie didn't raise her). Oakley is 6.8 months old. She is half bantam brahma, half silkie.
Both hens have quite a dominant, adventurous personality, but i think Oakley is a bit more dominant. Oakley's father had a tendency to attack a specific person if that matters.
But anyway, how do I stop this? Right now I just put Oakley on the other side of the roosting bar, but what do I do to help in the long run? Why could she be doing this and how do I make it stop? Separating is not an option, as I don't have anywhere else to put her and I think it's safer if they're all together in this cold weather.
(depending on how severe/frequent it’s happening)
