mean hens

  1. Alex998

    Chicken Trying to Escape

    Hello! New chicken owner here, and I have 17 chickens (1 Rooster 16 Hens). One of them is pretty old and is very small, and the other hens (never the rooster) will peck her head and pick on her. There is no visible damage on her head, and no missing feathers. However, whenever I open the egg...
  2. r_o_o_s_t_e_r

    Rooster’s tail getting eaten by hens

    i have a polish rooster (his name is louis) who’s tail is dissapearing rapidly because of 2 of my hens. he’s not molting, because it’s just his tail. the rest of his feathers are big and full. he has lost most his sickle feathers. i’ve picked him up and looked at it, its tender and i can tell...
  3. J

    Broody Hens Injuring Their Own Babies

    Hello all! This will be a little long winded but I need some answers or a little help. I have read many posts on several sites (new & old posts) but I believe we have a slightly stranger issue going on. I need to break it all down so those who read it can understand better. 1st - we had 3 broody...
  4. ThatLadyWithTheChickens

    Hen is being mean to cockerel

    My big fat barred rock hen is picking on my 11 week old polish cockerel. My other hen, a polish, is also being a bully but not to the same horrible extent. When I walked out this morning, shortly after letting them all out in the run, I found the poor polish with his head buried in the sand...
  5. W

    Questions about My Flock Problems

    Hi everyone! I have a couple questions. Ok, I was dreaming of adding some new chicks to my flock this spring. (Chicken math happens.) Anyway, I’ll have to explain the situation. So, I started out with 8 chicks a couple years ago, of all different breeds. One died due to pasty butt, when I didn’t...
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