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You think it's a bad idea? I might hold off then.

@LaFleche I think you're right, sadly. I'm going to try one more thing someone suggested (putting bengay on her to deter him) and see how well that works. He's got a few weeks to shape up, or he's gone. It's just I wish I knew why he's so fixated on punishing her so I could help fix it. I...

An update. Carrie (the hen that's been picked on) had a bloody head a few weeks ago due to the rooster and other hens pecking her so we put her in a quarantine coop/run and she recovered. I had her free ranging for a week by herself (aside from our stubborn Esther who keeps jumping the fence...

Hm. I haven't seen her in the nest more often than usual. She still lays eggs, though now, she'll be chased out of her nest boxes on occasion by the other hens. Not sure what is happening. Aside from keeping an eye on her, I'm not sure what the right thing to do is here. I could replace the...

The rooster was given to us so I don't know his exact age, but I believe he is similarly aged as our hens, perhaps a few months older, as our hens were bought a few weeks old in May of 2022 and he had been born that winter I believe (the guy that gave him to us said he had suffered some frost...

So, I have a hen that is over a year old - certainly not ready to retire from egg-laying. BUT, I am considering retiring her from the flock (moving her, not culling her) for one reason and was wondering if it's a good reason or not. I've noticed for a few months now, that one Buff Orpington...