Broody being attacked

[Alabama ee]

I have EE's. The ones I have now, I have had for over a year. One of them has decided to go broody. She is being attacked by the others. The roo has been the worse.
This morning before I let them out, she must have really been pecked. Her head is bald and bloody from the pecking . I got some Blue Kote that I will put on her later.
Fortunately, the hen seems to know that our dog will not allow fighting. I saw the rooster and another hen peck her and then chase her. The broody ran right over to our dog. The two bullies stopped in their tracks. So, now the broody hangs out around her. Has anyone else had a problem with a broody being bullied?

 

[Miss Lydia]

not to that extreme, broodies do act weird though to make everyone leave them alone, so she is drawing attention to her self.. where is she in the pecking order. and you diff want to put the blue -kote on her or they will be rentless. can you move her to a dog crate inside the coop so she can brood in peace,? I have 2 broodies now and the only harassing I've seen is the hens will scream until one gets out of the nest box so she can lay her egg in it.. but no physical contact.

 

[Alabama ee]

I never really noticed before who might have been the highest or lowest. The only one pretty high up is the roo. And he never bullied any of the hens before.

I just put The Blue Kote on the poor hen( and me).

I hope this stops soon. I feel so sorry for her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just be prepared to remove her because if they have injured her this bad it could get worse.. and yep welcome to the purple hands club.. i also have purple towels. etc.. I don't want to upset you but they could even kill her, so be watching closely for anymore damage..

 

[Alabama ee]

I have a plastic dog kennel. I will watch to make sure she is ok. She is not acting broody today like she has been. However she is staying far away from the others. She only goes in to eat when the rest of the chickens are not in there. She is eating and drinking. She is still staying very close to our shepherd. It is funny that she knows our dog will protect her.

 

[Judy]

If you're trying to hatch eggs under her I'd move her to the cage. If not, I'd put the roo in there for a few days. I don't think this works as well on bully roos as hens, though. You may need to remove the roo entirely, in the end. Is the dog always with the chickens?

 

[cgtara3]

Yes, get her away from the others. We had two hens go broody who were low ranking, and both took rough treatment from other hens when they were out with the flock. One we let run around the outside when the rest of the flock was gone somewhere on foraging expeditions. Neither should have been going broody. Both lived through it til the coyote took care of all of them and that was the end of that flock. Their rank seemed to make a difference.

 

[Alabama ee]

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Our dog spends a lot of time with the chickens, (and goats) but, she is not always with them. If she gets hot, she will come inside. She thinks it is her job to watch over
everything... people and animals. She is a good dog. Right now she is spending more time out there then she usually does.