Hi there :/ I feel so defeated I could really use some help.
I have three hens. I put all three in the chicken tunnel and one of the hens(who's on the bottom of the pecking order) got her head stuck through the tunnel and pulled off her comb halfway off her head. When I went to check on them I realized what happend and isolated her in the dog crate on the patio. We were able to stop the bleeding. The next day I tried putting her back and our most dominant hen literally tried to kill her instantly!! I was so freaked out!! I grabbed the hen and stuck her back in the crate. Then today I slowly put her back in the run and everything seemed to be going ok. But I noticed throughout the day, the other two hens were chasing her and trying to get her. I went outside to check on everyone and the poor hens comb got completely bitten off!! The other hen attacked her and managed to bite it off!! Freaking out because blood was everywhere, after awhile my boyfriend and I were able to stop the bleeding again. So we decided she's going to stay in the crate for awhile but it's just annoying every morning I have to go out there and isolate everyone so she can lay her egg in the nest. How can I calm down the dominant hen?? How can everything go back to normal ?? What do I do to re integrate the hen again and them leaving her alone?? I'm willing to try anything :: I'm thinking if things don't return to normal soon, I might get rid of the two aggressive hens and give my scared hen a bantam silkie or chick so she's not getting attacked. Please help anyone!!!
I have three hens. I put all three in the chicken tunnel and one of the hens(who's on the bottom of the pecking order) got her head stuck through the tunnel and pulled off her comb halfway off her head. When I went to check on them I realized what happend and isolated her in the dog crate on the patio. We were able to stop the bleeding. The next day I tried putting her back and our most dominant hen literally tried to kill her instantly!! I was so freaked out!! I grabbed the hen and stuck her back in the crate. Then today I slowly put her back in the run and everything seemed to be going ok. But I noticed throughout the day, the other two hens were chasing her and trying to get her. I went outside to check on everyone and the poor hens comb got completely bitten off!! The other hen attacked her and managed to bite it off!! Freaking out because blood was everywhere, after awhile my boyfriend and I were able to stop the bleeding again. So we decided she's going to stay in the crate for awhile but it's just annoying every morning I have to go out there and isolate everyone so she can lay her egg in the nest. How can I calm down the dominant hen?? How can everything go back to normal ?? What do I do to re integrate the hen again and them leaving her alone?? I'm willing to try anything :: I'm thinking if things don't return to normal soon, I might get rid of the two aggressive hens and give my scared hen a bantam silkie or chick so she's not getting attacked. Please help anyone!!!