Broody has blood on comb

[rkinley]

UPDATE
Harrassment still going on. The bully chases her down, hops on top and pecks. Then the other 2 reds (but not the buffs) come over and if I dinnet stop it, they seem to gang up.

She comes to me and is content ti sit in my lap if I'm in there. She is not getting enough food so I have been feeding her eggs individually.

No apparent lumps or mites. I keep DE in the coop and nests. Am I prolonging the agony by interfering?

 

[aart]

Isolate the main bully, then other bullies if necessary.

 

[rkinley]

I was just thinking about that. Getting her separated is the biggest challenge

 

[rkinley]

Ok. The bully is isolated in the garden I really don't have any place else. Guess I'll sacrifice some veggies to protect Sweet Pea.

She has water and shade and plenty of food, lol. How long should she stay there? My inclination is to keep her there a couple days or a week. She'll have to fight her way back in, serves her right. Thoughts?

 

[aart]

My inclination is to keep her there a couple days or a week.

That would be best, IMO, as long as she is safe there.
Might think about a more long term enclosure.

 

[rkinley]

I actually have an enclosure within the run but the 5 week olds are still in it. They go in and out tho and sleep there at night. Theoretically I can just let them transition into the main coop and move Mean Girl in. There is no roost in there as it was used as the brooder and has a nest made from an old cat litter box. Does she HAVE to have a roost?

 

[aart]

You could just throw a piece of 2x4 on the ground for a 'roost'.

 

[rkinley]

Ok, so you think the littles are ok to go in the main coop? That would be a great solution.

 

[aart]

Ok, so you think the littles are ok to go in the main coop? That would be a great solution.

The little chicks that are with the broody who is being bullied?
Were any of the chicks being bullied?

 

[rkinley]

The chicks had been with the bullied broody. Chicks are not being bullied, thank God. Broody has been weaning them since last Friday and they are now completely independent.

I just separated the second bully hen. Broody was on the nest presumably trying to lay an egg and i watched bully #2 go right in and harrass her, so I immediately caught her and put her with bully #1 in the garden.