I have a hen (Ligerita) that is super aggressive to my other chickens. She'll run after them, peck and kick them. Every now and then she'll try to mount them like a rooster, especially Snowball, Olive, Egg and Butters. She's only aggressive to the hens, total sweetheart with people.
LigeritaPeaches, Naked Neck, 3 yrs
Grapes, Naked Neck, 3 yrs
Snowball, Silkie, 2 1/2 yr
Butters, Naked Neck/Amerucana, 2 yrs
Olive, Naked Neck/Amerucana 2 yrs
Egg, Naked Neck/Amerucana 2 yrs
They have plenty of space to run around in the backyard, and we will be moving soon, to an area where there's even more space. I don't think space is the problem (especially since the others aren't having similar be).
So far we've tried to separate her from the others for awhile, but she'll come back and do the same behaviors. We've also put Pinless Peepers on her for a month or so, yet she somehow figured out how to go after the hens, but not bite them. I took them off yesterday since its been getting really hot and it'll be easier for her to eat and stay hydrated without them. Of course she went back to her old ways of kicking them and biting.
I've heard hobbling slows them down so I might try that so she can't catch up to them as quickly. Has anyone else dealt with aggressive hens like this? Any advice?
Flock
Ligerita(Lee-heh-rih-tah), we think she might be one of those breeds that are used for fighting because where I live we tend to see a lot of those on ranches and whatnot, We got her from someone, but we've had her for 4 years, she raised Peaches and Grapes
Ligerita
Grapes, Naked Neck, 3 yrs
Snowball, Silkie, 2 1/2 yr
Butters, Naked Neck/Amerucana, 2 yrs
Olive, Naked Neck/Amerucana 2 yrs
Egg, Naked Neck/Amerucana 2 yrs
They have plenty of space to run around in the backyard, and we will be moving soon, to an area where there's even more space. I don't think space is the problem (especially since the others aren't having similar be).
So far we've tried to separate her from the others for awhile, but she'll come back and do the same behaviors. We've also put Pinless Peepers on her for a month or so, yet she somehow figured out how to go after the hens, but not bite them. I took them off yesterday since its been getting really hot and it'll be easier for her to eat and stay hydrated without them. Of course she went back to her old ways of kicking them and biting.
I've heard hobbling slows them down so I might try that so she can't catch up to them as quickly. Has anyone else dealt with aggressive hens like this? Any advice?
