bullying

  1. Taylorc29

    Bullying leading to neck injury

    I have a flock of 4 Easter Eggers. They're just starting to lay as we are hitting 5 months old. Up until recently we have not had any bullying issues, but as the bottom 2 in the pecking order have begun to produce eggs, the head hen (Ma) has lost her mind and has been bullying my 3rd in line...
  2. freeheartfarms

    Drake Not Accepting Hen

    Hey All! I've got 5 ducks- 1 Rouen drake, 2 Pekin hens, and 2 Khaki Campbell hens. The Pekin hens are a little over a year old and were raised together since day olds in the brooder. We had an Orptington drake brought up with them that we lost several months ago to a predator. Since then, one...
    • freeheartfarms
    • Thread
    • bullying drake drake chasing off hen duck behavior ducks rouen
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. Seed223

    Young hen bullying (maybe?)

    We have 6 chickens in our backyard coop (we have 2 more from the same flock that had to be separated due to a raccoon injury and they haven’t been fully re-introduced yet). They are all between 11-14 weeks old (roughly). For the most part the girls have been pretty mellow around each other up...
  4. henfriend1998

    HEN RECOVERING FROM BUMBLEFOOT BEING BULLIED BY HER SISTERS AFTER SEPARATING AND REINTRODUCING. HELP PLEASE!

    my meek little Agnes (a seven month old silver laced wyandotte hen) has had a persistent case of bumblefoot and a limp for a while. she was separated (still in the coop, just in a hutch with straw and water, they could see her the entire time) to heal and rest. unfortunately, now that shes being...
  5. chillismom

    Please advise on excessive bullying during hot months

    Hi, this is my first post so I wasn’t sure where to put it, especially since it is a two-part question. Excuse me if it’s in the wrong forum or if it’s too long! I have three 2 yr old chickens, T-Boz (Sussex,) Chilli (EE) and Left Eye (Plymouth Rock) all have very different personalities but...
  6. Z

    Stunted chick being bullied when put back with the flock

    Hey everyone. I have 6 two month old chicks. One of them had spraddle leg over a month ago and before we diagnosed the problem we separated her from everyone else for good measure. We put a brace on her and her leg was fixed in about a week. The problem is, we kept her separate for a while...
    • Zarip
    • Thread
    • bullying chicks 8 weeks reintroduce to flock stunted growth
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  7. A

    Large bump on chicken’s wing

    Hi everyone, My chicken has developed a large bump on her wing. It started back in the winter when they were confined to the coop/run but since about March, they’ve been free range all day every day. My other chickens do tend to bully her a bit so I thought maybe it started when they were...
  8. 6chicks1coop

    Chicken Little

    Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing great! Looking for some help with our chicken little named Drumstick. She's been with the rest of the flock since the very first day we got them, but she is just not growing as well and quickly as the rest of them. She always cries, but she drinks and eats...
  9. W

    HELP! Missing feathers. Previous home bullying or illness THANKS :)

    I was wondering if someone could help me out. I picked up these 4 sex link hens that are supposedly 14 months old. The previous owner had 100 chickens running all over his yard. I’m concerned with the way their feather look and are missing in necks and backs. I just wanted to get someone’s...
  10. R

    Mystery limping not going away

    Hi all, We have a brown hybrid hen (about a year old) who's had a limp for several weeks and favours her right leg - it's been of varying severity in that time. We checked her over for bumblefoot and couldn't see any signs, couldn't feel anything particular in her leg and a vet also couldn't...
  11. filmcmahon

    diy anti-feather pecking spray/balm?

    hello! my girls have been very sassy with each other lately and have been pecking at the smallest 2 out of 6 hens. does anyone have a successful recipe for anti-pecking spray or cream, or know of a brand that makes, it available in Ontario? the only one i seem to find is from the UK:rant help!!!!
  12. filmcmahon

    random blood on neck and head of chicken!

    so today my six chickens were free ranging in the yard for about two and a half hours under my supervision from the kitchen that looks on out to the yard. they had a typical free range, mostly digging under a pine tree and the shrubs. the abnormal thing is, when i went to put them in their run...
  13. Maine_chic

    At wits end!!!

    I recently posted about a feather picking problem. I don’t know how to resolve this issue!!!! I cover her vent (the area of feather loss) with Blue Kote daily which helps camouflage the bare area but now all of the hens are taking occasional little pecks at her. She has no wound, per se, but a...
  14. Siyabonga Mama

    My rooster is mean to one of my hens

    Hi there! I have a problem that I hoped would resolve itself, but instead it seems to be getting worse. I have a roo who I think is an Austrolorp, six Gold Comet hens aged 2-3 years, and an older Buff Orpington hen - around 4-6 years old. The Buff Orpington seems healthy - I've looked her over...
  15. R

    Help.

    Hi! My baby girl Billie Jo is having some tough times right now. She is molting, HARD. She is getting picked on. Her back is very much so raw and bloody. We don’t have any roosters! This afternoon when I went out to let her out she was very lethargic, seemed as tho she was very cold, and she...
  16. minaayindra

    Behavioral issues, bullying

    I have 4 guinea hens I received when they were around 3-4 weeks old. The 4 grew up together but, of course, one was always a little at the bottom of the pecking order; that said, no one was really pecking or bothering each other at that time. Much to my surprise, I ended up with 3 roosters and...
    • minaayindra
    • Thread
    • bullying guinea guinea aggression guinea behavior
    • Replies: 56
    • Forum: Guinea Fowl
  17. D

    Molting or bullying?

    I have a Russian Orloff in a mixed flock, and she has been molting for several weeks but she is now getting red and sore on her head (see picture). Is this just part of the molt or an injury? Something else? I have another hen (copper Moran) who is currently separated from the flock as she was...
  18. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Bullying, Egg-Eating, and Depression?

    Poor Darla our EE is having a rough go of it. She's a new layer, can't figure out how to use the boxes, is getting her eggs eaten, and now is the target of bullying. She's also seemed to have gotten depressed, or worse, is under the weather. Original thread is here...
  19. BMONoire

    Young Sussex with red/bleeding leg(s) and discoloured and swollen ear lobe

    I am new to the lovely life of all things chicken and I have 4, 22 wk old Sussex who have just started to lay this past week (I am not sure if ALL 4 are laying yet). Last week my smallest chicken, who is also the sweetest one who likes to go for walks with me and get pet, was getting bullied by...
  20. ChickenLover741

    Small Cochin Hen is Getting Bullied Pretty Badly. Time to Rehome, or Other Options?

    I recently bought three new hens to add to my little flock- two brahmas and a cochin. Now, I'm unfamiliar with the cochin breed but I've heard they're bigger chickens and the one I have seems a lot more like a bantam to me. Anyway, the brahmas are settling in decently but the cochin is getting...
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