Hen becoming aggressive?

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mnied01

mnied01

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Hello, just a question. I have a hen that has started coming after us and pecking us when we pick up the other chickens in our flock. She tries to peck us as we're picking them up but once they're in our arms she's fine. Any idea why she would start doing this?
 
Are you absolutely sure she's a hen? Picture? Otherwise, she could be demonstrating misplaced excitement. Sometimes when a roo is breeding a hen, one of the other hens will get into the fray and starting pecking the hen being bred. This may be what you're seeing.
 
I've experienced what humans would term "jealousy" within my flock. One girl would not just peck me, but jump up and peck me if i held another flock member. A few words and a tap on her beak when she did it put things right (after a while).

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I've had this happen too.....not sure why they do it, but a sharp 'peck' (with fingertip or two) on the head usually stops it.
One pullet got real aggressive, started when I put another pullet down after holding her, then she came at me the next time I walked into coop.
I held her down on ground with my hand on her back, pulled at the feathers on back of neck, 'pecked' her on the head and she never did it again.
 
aart said:
I've had this happen too.....not sure why they do it, but a sharp 'peck' (with fingertip or two) on the head usually stops it.
One pullet got real aggressive, started when I put another pullet down after holding her, then she came at me the next time I walked into coop.
I held her down on ground with my hand on her back, pulled at the feathers on back of neck, 'pecked' her on the head and she never did it again.
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You must have been the biggest and scariest "chicken" in the world to her at that moment!
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