So my one 3 year old hen (we have 3 1 year olds, and are planning on getting 5 day-olds within the month) has been bullied by the others. She gets pecked, occasionally drawing blood and I have seen her get a feather pulled out. She is usually pretty good at running away from the mean chickens due to having a VERY large yard to run.
Being the concerned mommie I am, I have kept a close eye on them, poked them and chased them whenever they hurt her. I suppose she has connected me to safety, because she now always follows me around and lays and sleeps in my lap..
Today, I found her hiding in the corner of the coop hiding, with her comb rather bloody and some blood on the walls. I have removed her from the others, and she has slept throughout most of the day (on my lap or in a small box I filled with hay). I am going to have her sleep in a separate barn with her own food and water... But I can't help being worried about her..
Her bum is rather dirty, and I have a feeling she might be having trouble with digestion due to a weird noise that came out of her when she was drinking... She's been VERY slow, though it might be due to stress...
I just don't know what to do or think, any help or suggestions or anything?
She has previously lived through a dog attack, maybe 2 years ago, so I really hope this soldier chicken will make it through this! If she is okay, I plan to try and make her a foster mom to the day-olds I bring in..
Being the concerned mommie I am, I have kept a close eye on them, poked them and chased them whenever they hurt her. I suppose she has connected me to safety, because she now always follows me around and lays and sleeps in my lap..
Today, I found her hiding in the corner of the coop hiding, with her comb rather bloody and some blood on the walls. I have removed her from the others, and she has slept throughout most of the day (on my lap or in a small box I filled with hay). I am going to have her sleep in a separate barn with her own food and water... But I can't help being worried about her..
Her bum is rather dirty, and I have a feeling she might be having trouble with digestion due to a weird noise that came out of her when she was drinking... She's been VERY slow, though it might be due to stress...
I just don't know what to do or think, any help or suggestions or anything?
She has previously lived through a dog attack, maybe 2 years ago, so I really hope this soldier chicken will make it through this! If she is okay, I plan to try and make her a foster mom to the day-olds I bring in..