hens attacking rooster

  1. bripms

    Two Hens suddenly attacking almost everyone else...almost

    I've got a sudden and intense issue with my flock. For reference: 4 hens, 1 rooster, all together since hatch. They are in a tractor style run in the yard that has an indoor and outdoor section and is 8ft by 2ft total. They have an auto filling waterer, plenty of food, and have not--to my...
    • bripms
    • Thread
    • conflict fighting hens attacking hens attacking rooster mean birds
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Quail
  2. XLoveChickensX

    Whole Flock Picks On One Chicken

    Hey, recently all of my chickens have been targeting one of my birds. My whole flock is plenty of hens, and two roosters. The roosters have grown up together and have been in the same flock for a few years now. Yet one of them gets picked on- all the time. He's a smaller rooster, and his frenemy...
  3. Clucking_Caramel

    Hens bullying Cockrel..?

    I hatched two eggs over the spring (And bought six girls). We got one girl and one boy. Recently he started tidbitting, and ALL the older hens would go out of their way to peck him. He would just be standing there, doing nothing, and someone would lower their head and chase him. I was holding...
  4. M

    Trouble Introducing Polish Roo to older flock of Hens

    Hi! We have three 2 year old hens (2 lacewings and 1 easter egger). In June we ordered three 1 day old Polish girls to increase the flock, but as it happens, one turned out to be a rooster and one female got taken by a fox. So now we are integrating 1 Polish hen and 1 Polish roo. We tried...
    • MoTusty
    • Thread
    • hens attacking rooster introducing new chickens introducing new roo lacewing polish rooster roo
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. S

    my hens attacked my rooster; what should i do for the wound??

    i have 18 hens and 2 roosters and usually the roosters will attack the hens but its never anything serious but yesterday the hens attacked one of my roosters and plucked feathers out on its back. then they pierced the flesh with their beaks and there was some bleeding and the wound looked very...
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