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    Mean chicken!?!

    Thank you so much to everyone who responded! After the comments about my Favorelles beard, I started keeping a closer eye on that. In 3 days she went from no beard but had neck feathers, to naked under her neck, to naked strip from under beak to the top of her chest! So I started worrying that...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    You bring up an interesting point, I You know, when I was contemplating whether she is actually a Faverolles, I started thinking about the beard thing too. At one point she was growing one (pic attached from July). I will take a closer look when I go outside, but in recent pics she doesn't...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    Thank you for your thoughts on my situation. Until she started picking at the other chickens I wasn't bothered by her behavior. Her name is Ginger, and I call her my Spicy chicken. I considered isolating her for a bit, but I am concerned about making her be alone as it gets colder, and where I...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    Thanks for the suggestions! The Pinless Peepers are a bit intimidating, especially since she bites! 😆 She goes after my hands if I even try to touch her or the other chickens (she hasn't got in a bite in a while though, since i learned her tricks!). I just ordered some saddles for the other...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    They don't get to forage a lot because I have to supervise them due to local predators. Maybe 30 minutes. I wasn't worried about it until this pecking behavior started. I know now that my coop is right on the edge size wise. When I decided to get chickens I went on Google and found that I...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    I switched from Scratch and Peck Grower to Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve a few weeks ago- 16% protein. Do you think that could be causing the behavior? I guess at 6 months she could still be growing and with winter setting in, maybe it's diet related. They usually get a handful of grubs a day, but...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    Hi! Thanks for your reply! I am pretty sure she's a Faverolles. I attached a photo. She has an extra toe and feathered feet also. I also attached a pic of what she's done to my Barnevelder. 😔 This just started in the last 2 days. I saw her doing it- she is just walking up to any other chicken...
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    Mean chicken!?!

    I've been reading up a bit about chicken bullies, but I am still not sure what to think/do about what is going on with mine. I am a new chicken keeper with 5 six month old hens, bought when they were a few days old. I have 2 Chocolate Orpingtons, 2 Barnevelders, and 1 Salmon Faverolles. The...
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    3 month old Chocolate Orpingtons- hen or roo?

    Thanks for all your informative answers! Yesterday the chicken in question was asking for attention- and when I went to pick her up she very much squatted! So I am thinking it's a girl! But now I have a new question - Should I get my lay boxes set up? They are currently blocked off. I thought...
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    3 month old Chocolate Orpingtons- hen or roo?

    I thought 1 was developing faster than the other, but my son thinks she's a he. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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