- May 9, 2014
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I have a flock of nine: 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte, 1 Barred Plymouth Rock, 1 Rhode Island Red, 3 Tetra Tints, and 3 Golden Comets. Two of the Tetra Tints have been raping my other girls. The Wyanotte, Plymouth Rock, and Rhode Island Red are a year older than the others and were established as a flock of 3 first, so they can stick up for themselves, but the Golden Comets are the smallest out of all of them and they take the brunt of the beatings. I know roosters tend to rape, but all my chickens are female. I'm assuming that since I have no males, the hen(s) are taking up the aggressive role that a rooster would normally have.
I want to isolate one of the Tetra Tints. There is one other that rapes on occasion, but this one is the clear ring leader, and I think the other one will stop altogether if she doesn't see this one doing it. I've never had to isolate any of my girls before, so I had a couple questions. I was planning on setting up a dog crate in their coop (which is an 8x12 ft tool shed converted into a coop) so they could all still see each other and so she could still be protected without having to set up a whole new area for her. I read that in bully situations, you should isolate the bully so the others in the flock can see her rather than hiding her from the rest of the flock. However mad I am at her for hurting the others, I don't want her to get lonely either.
How big or small of a dog crate should I use? I'd rather not shell out $100 for a huge dog crate, but I want her to be comfortable enough for the week or so that she's in isolation.
I want to isolate one of the Tetra Tints. There is one other that rapes on occasion, but this one is the clear ring leader, and I think the other one will stop altogether if she doesn't see this one doing it. I've never had to isolate any of my girls before, so I had a couple questions. I was planning on setting up a dog crate in their coop (which is an 8x12 ft tool shed converted into a coop) so they could all still see each other and so she could still be protected without having to set up a whole new area for her. I read that in bully situations, you should isolate the bully so the others in the flock can see her rather than hiding her from the rest of the flock. However mad I am at her for hurting the others, I don't want her to get lonely either.
How big or small of a dog crate should I use? I'd rather not shell out $100 for a huge dog crate, but I want her to be comfortable enough for the week or so that she's in isolation.