RobN72
Chirping
- May 23, 2021
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Hello there,
I had two chickens and one passed away in March. Then I had one and she was very loud and distressed so we got two more. We got the others two yesterday. They are 18 weeks old but my original chicken is nearly a year. The original chicken is picking on them. She has made one bleed on the leg and she won’t let them come outside to eat or drink. She makes the stay in the nesting boxes and won’t let them come to the run. They are very scared so this evening we put them in a box elsewhere. We cannot do this for long as we have a small garden and cannot keep them separate easily. Please could you let me know what to do to stop the bully. I really want to avoid getting rid of any. This is because i have a close bond with the original chicken and do not want to get rid of her. I also don’t want to get rid of the newbies as then the original chicken will be lonely again. Please let me know as soon as possible what to do.
Thank you
P.S. To avoid confusion the original chicken is called Roxy and the newbies are Pearl and Bonnie
I had two chickens and one passed away in March. Then I had one and she was very loud and distressed so we got two more. We got the others two yesterday. They are 18 weeks old but my original chicken is nearly a year. The original chicken is picking on them. She has made one bleed on the leg and she won’t let them come outside to eat or drink. She makes the stay in the nesting boxes and won’t let them come to the run. They are very scared so this evening we put them in a box elsewhere. We cannot do this for long as we have a small garden and cannot keep them separate easily. Please could you let me know what to do to stop the bully. I really want to avoid getting rid of any. This is because i have a close bond with the original chicken and do not want to get rid of her. I also don’t want to get rid of the newbies as then the original chicken will be lonely again. Please let me know as soon as possible what to do.
Thank you
P.S. To avoid confusion the original chicken is called Roxy and the newbies are Pearl and Bonnie