aggression

  1. L

    Giving up chicken for its aggression..

    My teacher and I have been getting attacked by what used to be the sweetest chicken in the flock. She’s thinking about getting rid of her because she doesn’t like being attacked and doesnt want the new classes getting attacked trying to get their grade. Before summers over i’m sure she’ll be...
  2. leepinlarr

    chickens attacking hen ??

    i have an establish flock of mix breed chickens earlier i was checking the run and suddenly the rooster attacked a hen, and once he had her down, the other hens jumped in for the kill. It was bazaar I scooped her off the ground and she had several deep wounds, so i took her to a quarentine...
  3. danceswithronin

    Bully three day old chick - bloodying other chicks. :(

    I've got a brand new small flock of day old chickens that were shipped to me on the 5th - one White Rock and four bantam silkies. These are my first chickens ever. For the first few days it was a peaceable kingdom. I saw ZERO aggression between chicks and I sat with these birds at least an hour...
  4. AlexaR

    New mama hen attacking other broody's new baby

    Hi everyone, desperately hoping you can help me sold this conundrum. I read everything I could already in the threads and tried a few methods 2 nights ago, but they didn't work out. The long story: Two of my hens (a sizzle & a silkie) went broody, the sizzle went broody well before the silkie...
  5. ellie62706

    Is he aggressive?!?!?

    Hi!! I came downstairs to a disturbing sight... My male Coturnix was on top of my female, picking her back feathers. He's always been really sweet to her, they are housed as a pair. They are about 6 weeks old. He is mature, but the female is not. I let them be for the day and they are fine. Was...
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    • aggression coturnix quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  6. PirateGirl

    Introducing ducklings, signs of aggression vs curiosity

    Eventually the ducklings need to move in (or should I say out) with the rest of the flock. So far they go on field trips on the opposite side of the fence where the adult ducks and ducklings can all see and hear each other. Eventually they all need to be in the fence together. What are signs...
    • PirateGirl
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    • aggression drake ducklings ducks integration
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Tay's Ducks

    Why does my muscovy do this?

    Is my muscovy drake trying to mate or does he just want her out of his pool? He has done this more than once.
    • Tay's Ducks
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    • aggression muscovy muscovy behavior muscovy drake muscovy duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Walkbarefoot

    4 1/2 week old Crested showing aggression towards 4 1/2 week frizzle. Both adore me!!!

    Hello, I am in hopes that someone can give me some advice on how to deal with my situation... I am a first time chicken owner, I have (8) 4 1/2 week chicks (crested, silkies and frizzles) and (2) 3 1/2 week chicks (Ameraucana and Easter Egger). These chicks are still in my basement, I am...
  9. Larien

    Aggressive Peacock - Help!

    Hello, all! I’ve been registered here for a while but I’m only now having an issue with my poultry, lol.. specifically, my demon peacock from hell: Milo He is 2 years old next month, as is his “wife,” they are unrelated but I bought them together as week old chicks and raised them myself. Milo...
    • Larien
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    • aggression aggression toward human aggressive aggressive behavior peacock peafowl
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Peafowl
  10. AvaPrentice

    Introducing a bought hen and chicks to a cockrel

    Hi there, Last week I bought 4 hens and 11 chicks at auction. I've had the coop and run sepereated so that they can all see each other but they can't get to each other yet. I bought four pekin bantams, and an unknown breed of hen and her 11 chicks. The hen and her chicks have been living...
    • AvaPrentice
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    • #chicks aggression bantam fighting hens introducing new new additions to flock
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  11. pensees

    khaki campbell drake attacking 1 specific female duck

    Hi, I have 1 khaki campbell drake + 5 female khaki campbell ducks who are close to 5 months now. During the last 2 weeks, I have noticed the drake mating with the ducks, and even though there was pulling of feather or the neck, things were fine, and seemed normal for their mating ritual...
    • pensees
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    • aggresive aggression drake duck khaki campbell mating pulling on neck
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Jajika

    Need relationship advice

    Hi all: I have seven hens, different breeds except for two which are Wheaton Araucanas. They are a bit over two years old. They hang together with a Silver Laced Wyandotte. The three have been buddies until just the past two days it appears. When I went to give them food, treats and fresh...
  13. GoatDragonFarms

    Chicken yard drama! Halp!

    Alright folks, we need help. The situation: We have 13 birds, mixed flock. One of them is a year+ old laying silkie hen. We have two 3.5 month old Wyandotte cockerels. The two cockerels hatched and grew up together with 4 pullets and have no problem with each other. They have gotten, in the past...
  14. C

    Releasing a rehabilitated guinea into the flock safely?.

    I purchased 7 approx 4 month old birds together, one was injured so I needed to separate this bird and give meds. for approx. 6 weeks. Now the flock seems very aggressive towards her when I have them all in a confined area and I am afraid to leave the bird with them unattended. The Guinea...
  15. Alexander Howard Hattingh

    Arabian partridge

    Hi all I was hoping I could get some advice for care and breeding of Arabian partridge. Do any of you own some and what do I need to look out for when keeping them? Are they aggresive toward each other and other birds? Where do they prefer to nest? Are they cold hardy? What type of diet do...
  16. nightowl223

    Drowned goose heartbreak

    Last year I had to admit defeat and agree I had 2 ganders. This spring I got 2 African goslings, and raised them with love. They were Messy ( originally named Mesi, an African name meaning Water Woman, but she was a he), a gander, and Bem (unisex African name meaning Peace), who developed into a...
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    • aggression attack drowning gander goose
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Geese
  17. DuckMochi

    Chicken suddenly attacked my duck???

    Hey there everyone so for the past 3-4 weeks we've been introducing a new pekin duckling to our flock. She was close to 3 weeks when we bought her so she's been a pretty decent size the entire time. We also own a mallard female and right now the pekin is currently larger than the mallard...
  18. RainForestBird

    Bantam Cochin As a Chick Minder

    I bought a pair of Blue Bantam Cochins in hopes that the hen would one day become broody and help me incubate eggs. The mated pair (one is quite a bit lighter blue than the other) has been quite aggressive and unfriendly to my 4 week old chicks. They are about 3 months old now. Will this...
  19. T

    Duck Language Translation

    I have 5 ducks that i bought at a local feed store. Four Males and One Female. they are about 6 months old now and I LOVE them. I am trying to learn their language and there no books that help with this. example: -when they are in the water sometimes one male will tuck their bill down/bob...
  20. DenverQuail

    Aggressive Male - Time to Cull?

    Hi! I have a male coturnix I was hoping to keep for breeding/sentimental reasons. He's been living by himself the past few weeks due to a shortage of females. He is lonely and LOUD, so today I decided to experiment with putting my biggest and toughest hen in with him to try to calm him down a...
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    • aggression coturnix quail
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
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