I have similar situation in my flock of 4 young hens and a roo of the same age, 21weeks. Three of the hens lay and the fourth doesn’t yet. She is at the bottom, seems a bit behind the others at all times and gets pushed out of food and sleeps on her own in the coop. I’ve seen the roo peck her at...
I’ve seen this in my flock of Japanese quails. Guess bob white is about the same? A roo can be aggressive if she refuses him, but also get fixated on her if she has a different color than the rest. Can you arrange for a cage within the cage, so that they see each other? Then try to reintroduce...
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I’m living in a suburban house right outside Gothenburg in Sweden. I...
