Rooster being bullied

I have had an issue with my one Salmon Faverrolle, she pecked the rear end and pulled and broke off feathers.
The chick is 11 weeks old and she pecked at the others.
I read it could be a defiency of protein. I feed them well and started her and the other chicks on Sea buck 7 a yesterday. I took Her out of the coop two days ago and I'm not sure what to do next. I appreciate any help in what to do next. I forgot to mention the one chick that was picked on is timid one. I removed the aggressive one because she made her bleed. The other 5 are doing well now.

Huhhhh? YOU LOST ME.
Anyways...
Yes, check your feed is the right feed for your hens?

beckadlphn said:

I have 3 hens, a buff orpington and a brama. They are 1 1/2 years old. I decided to get a rooster, a 4 month old silver laced wyandotte. My hens are pecking him, not to the point of bleeding. They just chase him around the pen. He isn't crowing or trying to establish dominance. This has went on for 5 days. Do I just need to seperate them? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Your rooster is actually a cockerel - an adolescent rooster. He's just beginning to be sexually mature. He's not mature enough to earn the respect of your hens. Separating him may work, but whenever you put him back in with them, there will be some pecking order issues. Integrating a new bird really does take a bit of space so the new one can escape. Putting up hiding places - plywood, pallets or something similar up against the wall of the run (leaving both ends open so he doesn't get trapped) - will help, as will having more than one feeding or watering station. Free range can also help - it gives him a chance to get away.

the chick guy said:

Was he there for the start or did u just put him in a flock if he was there from the start they probably just figuring out the pecking order they will sort it out in a week or it is just the rooster being a jerk as always

And if u just but hi there put him in there at night when everyone is sleeping the won't really care who it is because there so tired and they think he is part of the flock I think that's how it goes

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Um, not usually. In my experience (and, yes, I have tried this method when I was first starting out, thinking this very same way), I have learned that while chickens aren't that bright, they aren't so stupid that they don't recognize a strange bird in the coop when they wake up. They still go through the pecking order squabbles, the new one is still an outcast for awhile.

Johnsbaby54 said:

I have had an issue with my one Salmon Faverrolle, she pecked the rear end and pulled and broke off feathers.
The chick is 11 weeks old and she pecked at the others.
I read it could be a defiency of protein. I feed them well and started her and the other chicks on Sea buck 7 a yesterday. I took Her out of the coop two days ago and I'm not sure what to do next. I appreciate any help in what to do next. I forgot to mention the one chick that was picked on is timid one. I removed the aggressive one because she made her bleed. The other 5 are doing well now.

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Personally, I solve problems based on the flock. I would cull the aggressive bird, either by putting it on craigslist or processing the bird myself.

However, I would measure my set up, it might very well be that your set up is big enough for 5 birds, but not for 6. Set ups that are big enough for chicks, often times get rapidly too small when the birds become full size. New people to chickens tend to think one or two more birds won't cause a problem, but adding them to a flock, dramatically reduces the space for each bird.

From your description of behavior, I think you have a space issue. If you measure the set up, size of coop, size of run, and describe it, better advice can be given.

Mrs K

beckadlphn said:

I have 3 hens, a buff orpington and a brama. They are 1 1/2 years old. I decided to get a rooster, a 4 month old silver laced wyandotte. My hens are pecking him, not to the point of bleeding. They just chase him around the pen. He isn't crowing or trying to establish dominance. This has went on for 5 days. Do I just need to seperate them? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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I think those older girls are teaching him some manners in chicken society. I would leave him right where he is. Roosters under the influence of older birds often times turn out to be very nice roosters for chickens and people.

Mrs K

We decided to build a bigger run and he is coming into his own. He is still a little timid, but he is trying to do his job. We have kept him in the run since we got him. He did get out once and it took us over an hour to catch him. We are waiting until he is the dominant one to let them free range again. We have 90 acres and half of that is woods, with coyotes, a bear, fox, deer and hawks.