A usually friendly Blue Andulusion hen has started attacking me!

[nebulathechicken]

My friendliest chicken who is a Light Blue Andulusion two year old has started attacking me. She had always let me pick her up but now when she sees me she puffs up and charges at me trying to bite me. The only time she settles down is during feeding time! Any ideas on how to get her back to normal?

 

[HuskerHens18]

My friendliest chicken who is a Light Blue Andulusion two year old has started attacking me. She had always let me pick her up but now when she sees me she puffs up and charges at me trying to bite me. The only time she settles down is during feeding time! Any ideas on how to get her back to normal?

Is she sitting on eggs? Broody hens can be very mean. They make this weird noise, puff up and start pecking/biting really hard to make you go away.
If she's not broody, she may have just hit maturity and decided to be aggressive. If you hand feed her when it's not feeding time is she nice?
Are you 100% sure she's a girl? Roosters tend to be mean around a year or two old while their hormones are high.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I bite back..

Don't display fear or signs of intimidation. You may get pecked, but she can't really hurt you.

 

[nebulathechicken]

When she was younger I hand fed her quite a bit, would thus lead to aggression? I saw her sitting in the nesting box the other day but she doesn't spend much time in their. And I'm not 100 percent sure if she's a rooster or not I will put up a picture of her.

 

[chickens really]

You answered your own question...
Chase her off. Chickens dominate anything they see as being lower in the flock.....You need to be top Human and Chickens below you...

 

[nebulathechicken]

Okay I'll give it a try, thanks

 

[nebulathechicken]

 

[nebulathechicken]

Also she was born with a crooked toe could this lead to her needing to be aggressive to show she's dominant, and if so how do I fix it?

 

[chickens really]

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Rooster....

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

My friendliest chicken who is a Light Blue Andulusion two year old has started attacking me. She had always let me pick her up but now when she sees me she puffs up and charges at me trying to bite me. The only time she settles down is during feeding time! Any ideas on how to get her back to normal?

Did you take away her iPhone?