- Apr 4, 2014
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We have 2 hens, one is a Rhode Island Red and the other is a Bantam. We adopted them from a friend that moved out of state. When we got them we were warned that the RIR had started pecking at toes. Everyone in my family has experienced this, so typically we walk around with a spray bottle and spray here when she gets that look in her eyes. Over the past month she has gotten increasingly worse. I was trying to clean out the coop yesterday and she wouldn't let me clean it out without attacking me numerous times. I called my dog over to hopefully make the chicken go away so I could finishing cleaning the coop (the dogs get along great with the chickens) but instead of going away the RIR started pecking my dog. I eventually just gave up. This morning I let them out of their coop and she ran at me at full speed and jumped up to attack me. I don't know what else to do about her behavior. Nobody wants to go outside because of a chicken! Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.