Bully chicken

[Ilovemychicks08]

I need some advice. I have an Americauna who just out of nowhere started attacking my brahma. I was able to put her in a cage in there run and then I put the cage in the coop last night. What am i suppose to do because she wont stop fighting If I let her out.

 

[azygous]

How much damage did this do to the Brahma? How soon did you break up the conflict? Very often, a conflict between two chickens is quickly resolved if you just let them settle things between them.

Standing aside and allowing the two to have a skirmish is often the best way to promote peace in the flock. By constantly breaking up fights, you actually prolong the conflict, risking it continuing and becoming a "thing".

A fight that needs breaking up would be when an aggressive chicken is standing on the back of one pinned to the ground, pecking at her without signs of letting up, maybe even tearing flesh.

A normal argument over rank involves two chickens flapping wings, claws out, and sometimes one latching onto the other's comb. Sometimes a comb will bleed. Then the fight is over, usually in a matter of 30 seconds or less. This is very normal. The social order is constantly changing, mostly in ways you won't even notice.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

How much damage did this do to the Brahma? How soon did you break up the conflict? Very often, a conflict between two chickens is quickly resolved if you just let them settle things between them.

Standing aside and allowing the two to have a skirmish is often the best way to promote peace in the flock. By constantly breaking up fights, you actually prolong the conflict, risking it continuing and becoming a "thing".

A fight that needs breaking up would be when an aggressive chicken is standing on the back of one pinned to the ground, pecking at her without signs of letting up, maybe even tearing flesh.

A normal argument over rank involves two chickens flapping wings, claws out, and sometimes one latching onto the other's comb. Sometimes a comb will bleed. Then the fight is over, usually in a matter of 30 seconds or less. This is very normal. The social order is constantly changing, mostly in ways you won't even notice.

She was pecking her comb and earlobes very hard. And her earlobes started bleeding. I cleaned it up. But she keeps doing it if I put her out of the cage. I separated then within a couple minutes.

 

[SueT]

I had a trio of meanies, leghorn hens, 4 yr olds. They would gang up on other members of the flock, but they would also fight amongst themselves, tearing at each others big combs which would bleed a lot, especially if they shook their heads. And they’d jump around the coop doing this as the injured one evaded the attacker. After the third time in a month, of cleaning up splattered blood from the coop’s walls and roosts, I took the 3 of them to the poultry swap and sold the group for $15. This was in a few months back.
It is peaceful in the flock now. None of the remaining 12 attack each other. It’s quiet and it’s a joy to watch them.

In years past, I have used Pinless Peepers on a bully that couldn’t be reformed, and that works as a last resort, but they are a challenge to put on. But it’s an option to consider if things don’t improve for you and you really want to keep that chicken.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I have looked at those. She had never been aggressive until now. We are looking at getting rid of her anyway. Since we can only have 5 chickens and I need 1 more showbird.