- Feb 2, 2012
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I have a chicken (unknown breed) that we raised from the day she hatched. She is about 6 months old, and not yet laying. She has a "sister" and "brother" of exactly the same age.
Over the last 2 weeks, she has started "attacking" me when I go in the coop or run. She pecks at my hands and legs, and gets pretty nasty about it. (It actually hurts a bit, and one time she nearly punctured the skin on my forearm).
She does it when I go near her, when I try to put some "treats" out for her, or go near her sister, who is super-affectionate, or her brother, who is a very mild-mannered rooster (he sometimes pecks her for pecking me). None of the other (unrelated) hens we have participate in this behavior...it's just this one hen. There is no pecking among the other hens (except for the occasional "get out of my food" pecks early in the morning).
Any ideas on how to stop this, and what might be the cause?
Thanks in advance!
Red
Over the last 2 weeks, she has started "attacking" me when I go in the coop or run. She pecks at my hands and legs, and gets pretty nasty about it. (It actually hurts a bit, and one time she nearly punctured the skin on my forearm).
She does it when I go near her, when I try to put some "treats" out for her, or go near her sister, who is super-affectionate, or her brother, who is a very mild-mannered rooster (he sometimes pecks her for pecking me). None of the other (unrelated) hens we have participate in this behavior...it's just this one hen. There is no pecking among the other hens (except for the occasional "get out of my food" pecks early in the morning).
Any ideas on how to stop this, and what might be the cause?
Thanks in advance!
Red