- Thread starter
- #11
JHH3
Songster
So, this afternoon I went out to give the flock their afternoon meal and everyone came running as usual except for Bernice. Went and found her and set her down near the food on the ground and near the lowest hen in the pecking order.
She didn't even try to eat, she ran out with the rooster chasing her. He caught her and made an attempt to mate her, let her up and she ran again, chased and caught her again and this time it looked like he finished mating with her. But he stayed near her and she jumped up on to a bale of straw and then the handle of my rototiller to get out of reach of him.
I decided that enough was enough, I'm not losing another chicken because I ignored odd behavior so I picked her up and brought her inside, she's in a cage in my mudroom/chicken hospital. We'll see if she calms down, will try to reintroduce her to the flock after a little vacation.
She didn't even try to eat, she ran out with the rooster chasing her. He caught her and made an attempt to mate her, let her up and she ran again, chased and caught her again and this time it looked like he finished mating with her. But he stayed near her and she jumped up on to a bale of straw and then the handle of my rototiller to get out of reach of him.
I decided that enough was enough, I'm not losing another chicken because I ignored odd behavior so I picked her up and brought her inside, she's in a cage in my mudroom/chicken hospital. We'll see if she calms down, will try to reintroduce her to the flock after a little vacation.