HELP!! Silkie attacking me ;,(

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rirbrahma

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Help! My silkie( My first chicken, 5 months old) Has been aggressive lately! Bawking, Charging at me, and Biting me.
Today, while I was filling up the food bowls... She flew up and ATTACKED MY FACE!
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I think I'm a good chicken owner! I love my chickens & take care of them very well! What am I doing wrong?
She used to be my friendliest. Is there a way to tame her?
I've had her since she was 4 weeks old & NEVER was like this. I used to sit down with her and watch tv with her..

I know, I know, It's HILARIOUS!! A silkie attacking someone..
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here she is!
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I posted pics. Is she a he? maybe that's why I'm being attacked?

Please help if ya can!
 
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I'm guessing she IS a HE. I HAD a Black Silkie roo along with 4 hens all of differing breeds. I no longer have the Silkie roo as he became very aggressive toward me (not my husband) and I tried working with him multiple times a day for over 3 weeks and could not break him of his aggression toward me. He started his very aggressive behavior at about 7 months old. It was very difficult giving him away but I have to say the girls and I are much more calm without him around. He was small but mighty. Good luck!
 
I'm no good at sexing silkies but if it is a she, then at 5 months and hasn't started laying eggs, that may be the reason behind the behavior. She's getting ready to start laying and is suffering from extreme PMS like any good pre-ovulating teenager. If she is indeed a he, it could be that he is starting to feel his oats so to speak and needs a couple of dominating girls around to put him in his place.

Not exactly sure how to fix it but considering the age of the bird... I would hold off a month or two (if possible) before rehoming to see if it calms down. Could just be a hormone surge.
 
Maybe SHE is a HE - you'll know is a couple more weeks if there aren't any eggs and she/he starts crowing. I have to agree that it seems funny to have a Silkie attacking - but not so funny when you're the one getting attacked. I have 3 silkies that are 7 weeks old and I'm pretty sure it's 2 roos and 1 pullet - just based on their attitudes.
 
Haha! That 2nd picture is a stink-eye if I've ever seen one. One of my 5 mo old Silkie boys in the Bachelor Yard bowed up at me and did the little wing dance at me the other day. I picked him up and carried him around and made sure the other Silkie boys witnessed his humiliation in full glory, even talked baby talk to the little stud
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He doesn't want to come see me anymore when I go into their yard lol
Yea, I think yours is a male also. NONE of my Silkie girls ever exhibit any kind of bold behavior, not towards me or the other chickens. I think behavior is a better indicator of sex in a young Silkie than anything else. Just my observations though.
 
Wow!! If that 2nd pic isn't Stink Eye at it's best ..........
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Very pretty Silkie, I've got a little Black Banty Cochin, Cricket who thinks she's in the kick boxing ring when I bend down to pet the other girls
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The pictures aren't that great, but the first one makes me think boy. My silkie roo would never bite me though
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He's 1 1/2 and a gentleman. My silkie hen has attacked when she was in the nest and I went to move her out. She wasn't laying an egg (she's still young! going on 6 months in a week and hasn't started to lay yet). So it must be hormonal if your is a girl.

I can't say with certainty that yours is a boy or a girl. The pictures are not clear enough. Could you take some full body ones?
 

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