bully behaviour

  1. A

    Runt Easter Egger bald spots

    Hi all, First time chicken owner and first time poster. I have a dozen ~4 week old Easter Eggers. Allegedly they are all sexed hens. One of the chicks has been growing slower than the others and is now significantly smaller then the rest of the flock. I recently noticed she also has some bald...
  2. NewToTheFlocks

    Young Hen bullied and brutally injured, help!

    **Graphic Imagery Warning!** Hello, Yesterday around 6pm I found out that one of my family’s juvenile birds escaped their side of the enclosure (they are separated from the adult birds by a plastic mesh fence) and was brutally attacked by the hens. She is a Rhode Island White around 2 1/2...
  3. BokBokChicky

    Cockerel bullying pullets. Help!

    Our cockerel (4 months old) is bullying all of our pullets (4 months and 3 month) he jumps on top of them and starts pecking at their head, all the other cockerels peck the pullets at nighttime when they're about to roost. We're keeping the bully rooster that jumps on hens in a coop outside...
  4. K

    Did I make the right decision?

    G'day everyone I'm hoping if I tell you a bit of my story, any of you could tell me if I made the right decision yesterday, (please try not to be to blunt with your responses as I'm feeling emotionally drained today) As I posted in the new members area, I currently have 2 Plymouth Rocks, but...
    • KerryC
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. A

    Silver laced Wyandotte bully

    I was wondering if any one has had issues with silver laced wyandottes bullying. I introduced a couple silver laced Wyandotte six week old pullets to my other six week old ee pullets and one of my silver laced wyandottes started to chafe the other birds away from one of my water and food...
  6. Clucky-Cathy

    Barred Rock Bullies

    Needing some advice on chicken bullying... A couple of months ago we got 4 barred rock pullets and have recently added 2 orpingtons to our small flock. We introduced the orpingtons slowly and kept them separate from the rocks for a while. Now they are all in the same coop/run together (the run...
  7. chxmommajess

    My best egg layer quit!

    Hi! I'm Jess, I live near Ann Arbor MI. This is my first post although I have come here for advice and guidance many times over the years through google searches. I currently have two chickens. Sakura is my bantam double laced silver barnvelder. "Tree puff" (a young child named her) is a...
  8. ZoomuKeeper

    6 week old Brahmas picking on the smaller brahma

    I have 6 week old brahma chicks Buff to be exact. The most docile of the brahmas. 3 of them are picking on the smallest, and I do mean picking on him/her. Poor baby has a bloody back and wings. I removed the baby and put him/her in my infirmary. I have to keep the animal away until it heals...
  9. divahens

    Bullying following death in the flock

    A few weeks ago, one of my two Buff Orpingtons was taken by a hawk. Immediately thereafter, my Ancona rooster began bullying the remaining BO, with other hens often joining in. Here is a video from a camera in my coop: Any ideas about what to do?
  10. LizzzyJo

    Baby chick bullying older hen :( Advice needed

    I am trying to incorporate my new baby flock of 5 (6.5 weeks-old) with my 3 hens. I have done a bit of look dont touch, and two supervised free visits in the run. Completely unexpectedly, one of my babies (white maran) is pecking my 1 year old hens in the face! She is really attacking my...
  11. GardenJen77

    My rooster is being bullied!

    I have a beautiful Brahma rooster that we have had for 2 years. A very good rooster, watches over his flock, and isn't mean. However we have noticed a problem. We introduced a new flock last year of hens and noticed 3 of them looked more rooster like, but they are indeed hens, as they lay eggs...
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