bullying

  1. Minjojojo

    My 2 hand raised muscovys won't stop bullying the new muscovy!

    I have 2 one year old muscovy ducks (females) that were raised indoors since hatch and spoiled rotten. They jump into my lap for cuddles & peck at me until I pick them up. They are very sweet to people. Recently I acquired another muscovy from a farm that seems to be 2+ years old, and my two...
    • Minjojojo
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  2. chickitychickity

    Rooster is getting picked on by Hens

    Last week I noticed my 2 top hens were beginning to peck on the other girls. I did not think anything of it because they are at the top of the pecking order. Three days ago I noticed the same 2 pecking another hen more aggressively. Two days ago I changed their mulch in the run. On that day I...
  3. Mk_lanch

    new chicks added....older flock bullying just 1 help/advise please!!!

    so my chicks are around 3 months old now and of a similar size to my flock. (i have 2 polands and 3 silkies) i have had them in a cage next to my old flocks cage for around 5-6 weeks. i put them in together and the pecking wasnt too bad. but for some reason out of all the chickens they have...
  4. StuckOnTheFarm

    Bullying, feather loss and spontaneous death

    Hello fellow chicken keepers, My hubby and I have had several flocks of chickens over the last 14-15 years. The last 2-3 years have been very difficult though as our girls seem to be dying for no clear reason. Our last flock started with about 36 hens if I recall and we ended up with about 22...
  5. E

    Plymouth Rock losing feathers around neck - what does this mean?

    Hi, I've noticed that my Plymouth rock is losing feathers around her neck. I searched up chicken bullying (as there are two other hens that live with her) and I saw that it typically meant pulling tail feathers out first. Because it was her neck feathers going, and she still has all her tail...
  6. B

    Some type of bug? Or hen-pecked?

    Hi all - Three of hens look like moulting but has been going on for a month or so. One has this region at base of tail feathers where the feathers have been eaten away in some fashion. All that is left is the quill of the feather and instead of feeling soft, the base feels hard and stiff...
  7. K

    Chicken not walking on leg

    Hello ! So one day last week I noticed my 1.5 yr old Red leghorn was not walking on her leg. After thorough inspection I noticed an area of her leg was inflamed / red and looked infected. I instantly began soaks & applying vetericyn 2x daily. Mind you I am a newbie chicken owner so I am...
  8. Audrey Watson

    Hen getting picked on by other hens

    I have 8 hens. One of them is always getting picked on by everyone else. Every time I try to put her back in with them her neck is pecked so much it bleeds. I’m now keeping her in a separate area with one of the younger hens that was just introduced. She is let out to free range with everyone...
  9. eandsm

    Bullying exacerbated after Blukote application

    Our sweet hen, Henrietta, had a bald spot on her head that we were afraid would eventually be bloodied, so we dabbed it with Blu kote in hopes it would discourage pecking. Since then, the bullying has intensified and spread to the other hens bullying her. We've crated the top hen in the pen run...
  10. nminusyplusm

    Ongoing bully/victim saga: new and not so improved with hen on hen mounting

    I thought I had the bullying under control at this point with perches, places to hide, pinless peepers and multiple feed and water stations. They were all doing great. The victim has gained weight, feathers were growing back, is able to hang out with, eat next to and be a member of the flock and...
  11. Grits&Eggs

    sour crop help

    So, last week, I went out a little earlier than usual (to let the chickens into the run) and was surprised to see projectile water being spewed from the mouth of one of my Buff Orpingtons. She and 3 others are now 9 weeks old and were added to my existing flock of 14 week old Australorps over a...
  12. P

    Help! Pecking problem with 5 wk old chicks

    We have seven 5-wk old chicks (got them when they were a day old) and are new to raising chickens. Two Wyandottes have made it clear from the beginning that they are at the top of the pecking order. In the last few days, the larger of the Wyandottes has started being very aggressive and is...
  13. MissRaychel91

    Week old chicks with a deadly bully. Need advice!

    This is my first batch of chicks ever. I ordered 6 day old chicks from My Pet Chicken, 2 buff Brahma bantams, 2 white silkie bantams, and 2 black frizzle Cochin bantams. They will be 1 week old tomorrow. The buff Brahmas have grown faster than the others and 1 of them, the biggest, started...
  14. Carolrich

    Stanley, our Wimpy one-eyed cockerel

    IMG_0422 by Carolrich posted Jul 8, 2018 at 8:35 AM I talked about Stanley here on BYC when I first got him. He was 11 weeks old and shortly after we got him, he developed an eye infection. Long story short, per our vet, he was treated with antibiotics (two 10 day rounds) but lost his left eye...
  15. Hipshot

    Tiny loner

    I am new to chickens. I have ten 18 week old birds that I have raised from chicks. Two have turned out to be Cockrells that, of course, are becoming cocky. The problem is, my smallest bird, a tiny Polish, seems to get the brunt of their frat boy behavior. A few weeks ago she started sleeping in...
  16. EandC

    Feather Picking, egg pecking and rooster impersonating

    Please help! I have a hen (maybe more than one, but I’m leaning towards one main hen) that I have seen with my own eyes eating feathers, jumping on the back of other hens and acting like a rooster, and most recently pecking an egg and starting to eat the yolk right in front of me. I have a total...
  17. B

    if hicken missing feathers off back possibly from Rooster

    We are new chicken caretakers and I noticed I think from the beginning (about two months ago) she was missing feathers. It has recently gotten worse with many feathers missing from her back and now pink spots too. Today I noticed while feeding them some mealworms that out of the blue the...
  18. S

    Quails bullying Chicken

    Hello everyone, this will be my first and likely only post here (At least for a while) I am taking care of some birds for a friend while he is away on vacation. 1 chicken and 5 quails. The chicken is Silkie/Polish cross, and was born around April 27th of this year. The quails are Coturnix...
  19. zs14

    Featherless Head/Recovering from bullying.

    Hi friends, I received 27 chickens via Hoovers April 13th (7 weeks ago). We got a variety of breeds, including a Leghorn, GLW, Brhamas, New Hampshires, Polish, some Sex-Links and a couple more. Because of some permit troubles, at 6 weeks (when we deemed it time to put the birds outside) we still...
  20. C

    Gimpy bantam being shunned and attacked!

    OK, settle in for a story. I have had chickens on my property for 5 years. I have added new chicks each year. Due to predators, life and other things I am at 14 chickens and 2 rooster's right now. Having 2 roosters is another story but they have split the flock up and everybody gets along...
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