aggression

  1. Chickens_321

    Aggressive Rooster

    Hi everyone! So my family and I got a rooster about 2-3 months ago? We integrated him into the group of three hens that we had and everything was fine. He seemed to avoid us and was timid which we took to be simply because we didn't raise him like we did the hens who love to run up to us and...
  2. AvianBrain

    Dominant Mallard bantam hen won't let Call drake breed her and attacks him when he breeds other hens.

    My nearly three year old Mallard bantam still won't allow the blue fawn drake I introduce to them two weeks ago to breed any of the female ducks. He breeds the mallard hen he came with, and attempts to force the rouen hen to copulate (this rouen is the absolute best friend of my dominant mallard...
    • AvianBrain
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    • aggression breeding call duck calls drakes ducks gray grey mallard rouen
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Chxlove

    5 week old chicks fight when they see me

    My 2 olive eggers who are siblings are 5 weeks old, my barred rock (likely a roo) is just under that, and 2 buff Orpingtons are 4 weeks. The olive eggers have always been the biggest due to their age, but now they are significantly bigger than the others. It seems like every time they see me...
  4. tielie135

    gander aggression questions

    hi, i recently took in a gander whos owner died and i have been having problems with aggression. he was sweet for the first little bit but today he decided to attack me. tried picking him up and moving him and the second i put him back down he attacked again, i ended up pinning him down and...
    • tielie135
    • Thread
    • aggression gander geese goose help
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Geese
  5. DanAndQuails

    Help Integrating a Single Chicken

    Last February I was given an Easter egger that was previously being kept with a conure by a former coworker. He gave her to me because he knew I have a four-chicken flock (RIR, Buff Orpington, Jersey Giant, and Silver-laced Wyandotte) as well as some other animals. Just for fun, I included a pic...
  6. E

    Sudden aggression?

    I have four chickens living like queens in a big shed (their outdoor area isn’t ready yet). They have multiple waterers and feeders and normally seem to be happy, besides some pecking from our top girl Gwen who’s a few years older than the other three. The order was Gwen, Chichi, Inari, &...
  7. KoopinItReal

    Holly berries & AGGRESSION

    Hey all- I learned something yesterday & thought I better share in case anyone else encounters this. There is a large holly shrub right next to one of my coops. When I let my chooks out to free-range for a while yesterday I noticed the holly berries were all perfectly ripe so I pulled a branch...
  8. Brooke_R

    Younger ducks getting feathers plucked out

    I recently got two Khaki Campbell ducks and now they’re fully feathered and seemed to get along okay with the older ones however lately I’ve noticed some feathers missing on their chests. And the others will occasionally bite at them. I hoped it wasn’t a big deal but I guess it got a lot worse...
    • Brooke_R
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    • aggression aggressive bald spots duck agression ducks treatment
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. Peskypigeon

    Suddenly unfriendly hen

    My 5 month old hen has suddenly become skittish of me. I’ve known her since she was a squeaker, and we’ve always been best friends since. She’s gone on walks and usually hates being away from my in her cage, she’s mostly just as friendly. Dancing for me and wanting to be pet through the rungs...
  10. A

    A bit of an emergency

    There was recently a fire at my house and we have only 4 surviving birds. 3 chickens and one duck. Due to the damage to their respiratory systems and eyes we had to move them inside the house so they can be under constant observation. They are in a small cage but there is plenty of room for...
  11. lorric372

    Lack of eggs, aggression, and moult. All connected?

    Hi all, This thread will be as random as the title! My around-a-year-old Welsummer was adopted as part of my original three in April. She was always the bottom of the flock and was also last to lay, however is a happy little soul normally although very flighty and won't be held. About 2.5...
  12. T

    Aggressive Male Pekin

    Hi, We adopted six Pekins earlier this year without initially knowing their sexes, but it turns out there are 4 females and 2 males. One of the males recently started being incredibly aggressive and has injured some of the females, and they now have patches on their necks that are almost bare...
    • thedourkes
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    • aggression male attacking female pekin rehome separate
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. E

    Introducing pullets to grown hens?

    Hello everyone! I just posted in the chicken behaviors forum about one of my adult hen’s aggression issues, so if you want some more background there, check out that post. I ordered three baby chicks from MPC: a blue easter egger, a cream legbar, and a snowy easter egger. I am nervous about...
    • emulhall
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    • aggresive aggresive hen aggression aggressive behavior grown chickens integradingflocks integrating birds introducing chicks pullet pullet age
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  14. E

    Aggressive cochin! Help please!

    Hello. I have a frizzled cochin bantam and a porcelain d’uccles bantam. I have posted on here before about the cochin’s belligerent personality. Essentially, Gwen, the d’uccles, was so depressed she looked like she was going to die because of the bullying. Now, I have them separated, and...
    • emulhall
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    • aggresive hen aggression aggressive aggressive behavior aggressive bird cochin bantam d’uccles introducing pullets
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  15. BookThief

    Prey Drive - Natural Canine Instinct

    Imagine: a neighbor's cat gets into your yard, and kills one of your birds, what do you do? You may warn the neighbor to keep the cat contained. You may set out a trap, or have other means to keep the cat away. But, do you call the cat aggressive? More then likely not. If a fox, coyote, hawk...
  16. YaYasDottes

    Is this a Wyandotte rooster?

    My two-week-old Wyandotte chicks have gone from sweet little puffballs to angry anarchists bent on ripping out each others' feathers and standing up menacingly tall to flap wings and bump chests. I began to wonder if I might have some roosters instead of hens. Aside from aggressive behaviors...
  17. Dfarago

    Muscovy duck intergration

    I have a pen with three Muscovies, one drake and two ducks. I have a duck in the pen next to them with my three chickens and rooster. The duck seems to get along with them. I was considering putting the solo duck in with the three in the neighbor pen but want to make sure I do it right. They’ve...
    • Dfarago
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    • aggression flock hierarchy flock integration muscovey muscovies
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Q

    Rooster Singling out Single Hen

    I am curious about this issue I have with rooster “aggression”. I have one hen out of 10 that is constantly bullied by the rooster, but it did not start out that way. It started out by the rooster trying to mount her and her always dodging his attempts. He’s never gotten to mount her before...
  19. MamaNoodleDuck

    Chicken trying to Kill my Duck

    Hi, I have a small back yard flock. All but one of our old flock had died to we purchased new chicks and ducks... they got along fine tell recently. Our older chicken is now attacking my duck standing on her neck and pecking at her head. I’m not sure what to do and I fear for my ducks life, we...
  20. emcat352

    Turkey death (mild graphic photo)

    We have a duck pen with three female ducks and one male. We recently introduced three turkey chicks into the pen and have had them for several weeks with no incident. When I went out to the pen this morning two of our turkeys had died, there we're blood spots on their head but none anywhere else...
    • emcat352
    • Thread
    • aggression disease duck turkey
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Turkeys
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