I posted about this earlier but didn't get much response, and the situation is growing worse and worse.
4 of our 7 hens are just out to get one of them, Nina. Whenever she is out (she's separated with one of the friendly ones right now), they literally chase her down and peck her head...
I've heard that that works, but I'm not able to stand out there all day. If I do it enough some evenings, will they get out of the habit of harassing her?
I hope this is the right place to post this; if not, I'm sorry.
4 out of my 7 hens have taken to attacking one of the more submissive ones, Nina. Nina was one of the first hens we got, so I've had her over two years. This only started within the last couple weeks. If Nina goes within sight of...
TwinsLoveChicks, oh my gosh! I hope it all turned out okay. What a crazy bird! She probably got up under the car and, when it started moving, just decided she lived there now haha. It sounds like something my Nina would do.
Wowiesmom, that's hilarious! Some hens just love to explore, huh? A few...
My Orpington Marianna (who unfortunately died last year in a dog attack) was as curious as could be. She was smart and always the first on the scene to check out everything new. The best story I have about any of my hens happened because of her.
I think it was late winter/early spring, we had...
Hello! My name is Rachel. I'm a high schooler who lives in Michigan. I currently have seven hens: 1 Buff Orpington (Persephone), 3 Australorps (Nina, Svenia, and Mikasa), and 3 ISA Browns (Lavender, Carmen, and Coco). My hens are all free range, as we live far from a main road and local crows...