Bullying chickens

[Charles a. Treutlein]

Hi all. I have 8 hens, got them all at the same time 4 years ago. Never had an issue until recently. Now they are picking on one hen relentlessly to the point of drawing blood. They have plenty of coop room and perch room(at least I thought they did). They free range in a fenced area about 20"+ ×10" plenty for 8 hens. Not sure what caused this all of the sudden it just started this spring. Three nesting boxes soon to be refurbished with a hengear nesting box. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I have seen this before but never this bad usually it subsides, but this time I am not sure if it will before a more serious injury happens

 

[nuthatched]

Can you blue cote the affected chickens? They could be lacking protein.

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

Hi all. I have 8 hens, got them all at the same time 4 years ago. Never had an issue until recently. Now they are picking on one hen relentlessly to the point of drawing blood. They have plenty of coop room and perch room(at least I thought they did). They free range in a fenced area about 20"+ ×10" plenty for 8 hens. Not sure what caused this all of the sudden it just started this spring. Three nesting boxes soon to be refurbished with a hengear nesting box. Any input would be greatly appreciated. I have seen this before but never this bad usually it subsides, but this time I am not sure if it will before a more serious injury happens

Can you blue cote the affected chickens? They could be lacking protein.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

What are you feeding them?

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

Can you blue cote the affected chickens? They could be lacking protein.






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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Don't thinklayer+ it is protein% They get 16

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

Can you blue cote the affected chickens? They could be lacking protein.






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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Don't thinklayer+ it is protein% They get 16

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

What are you feeding them?































































16% organic layer plus meal worms and black oil sunflower seeds 1 or 2 time s a week. Plus ethey frerange all year

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

Don't think it is protein; they get 16% layer plus mealwotn blocks and black oil sun fower seed once or twice a week and only one hen is being bullied. I haven't pinned down what hen starts but after that they all chase the one hen until she is out of sight or fies up on top of the nesting box roof.

 

[Charles a. Treutlein]

I will but not sure if it will stop anything. I want to try to find the initiator and maybe separate that one and see if the other stop.

 

[nuthatched]

Don't think it is protein; they get 16% layer plus mealwotn blocks and black oil sun fower seed once or twice a week and only one hen is being bullied. I haven't pinned down what hen starts but after that they all chase the one hen until she is out of sight or fies up on top of the nesting box roof.

16 % is the minimum requirement. I'd try separating them or getting painless peepers but for the general health of your birds, it switch to flock raiser.