citychknraising
In the Brooder
I have a blue cochin that, despite being timid and sweet, gets beat up CONSTANTLY by 2 other hens in the flock (I only have a flock of 5, one of the other hens is a chick that the cochin hatched). I separated her and the chick (who was an egg when I separated them) to save her from getting beat up while she was sitting on the nest. When I say she was getting beat up - I mean the 2 hens were jumping on her every time they caught sight of her and ripping her feathers out. I tried to let it play out, thought maybe if they beat her up a couple times to fight for top-dog position then it would stop. It didn't, so I separated them. The two runs are right next to eachother, only separated by chicken wire so she and the chick could essentially stay part of the flock while separated.
The chick is big enough to be in the run with the other chickens but when I try to put the cochin and chick with the other girls, they go after the cochin over and over.
Also, probably good to note - The 4 older hens (including the cochin) all grew from chicks together, so I don't understand why they are so hostile to one chicken.
So my question is - Is there anything else I can try? Am I doing something wrong? OR, is it just time to find a new home for my cochin?
The chick is big enough to be in the run with the other chickens but when I try to put the cochin and chick with the other girls, they go after the cochin over and over.
Also, probably good to note - The 4 older hens (including the cochin) all grew from chicks together, so I don't understand why they are so hostile to one chicken.
So my question is - Is there anything else I can try? Am I doing something wrong? OR, is it just time to find a new home for my cochin?