Chickens are picking on one chicken.

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Is the rooster picking on the same hen as the others?

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Is the rooster picking on the same hen as the others?

Well...that's tricky... He doesn't set out to...but if the others start and he happens to be in the midst of it, he'll toss a peck or two as well. But there are times that Bashful, the one being picked on, will run to him when getting picked on and he won't peck. I should mention that it's really just two of the girls that do the picking...the other one could care less what goes on around her...she's in her own little world.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Ok. If the rooster was actively pecking her that would lead me to believe that she has a defect that he doesn’t want in his offsprings’.

 

[Chicken Boy 101]

Is the rooster picking on the same hen as the others?

Not really

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

So she’s just low in the pecking order

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Ok. If the rooster was actively pecking her that would lead me to believe that she has a defect that he doesn’t want in his offsprings’.

None of them go all Lizzie Borden on her or anything. They co-mingle at times with no issues...then one gets a bug up her ass and starts...then the other chimes in. Bashful is quite quick and an expert escape artist though...so she eludes them when they get their gotchies all in a bunch.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Maybe add some cover for her to make it harder for the other birds to pursue her.

 

[azygous]

But this has been going on a long time.

It doesn't matter how long a victim has been in a flock. I have a six-year old hen that has been with the flock since she was a baby chick and recently she started to become a victim of bullying by a couple of one and two-year olds. They were chasing her away from the feeders and she was losing a lot of weight.

She's been getting rest periods in a safe pen to have peace and safety to eat, which keeps up her strength. This in turn helps her when she is turned loose in the flock for short periods. Over several weeks, her self confidence is returning, and she spends longer periods with the flock now, getting very close to being back to normal again.

 

[Chicken Boy 101]

Maybe add some cover for her to make it harder for the other birds to pursue her.

But can I stop it and I do have some cover for her.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

But can I stop it and I do have some cover for her.

I’ve never dealt with this situation before so I don’t know how to proceed. @azygous any ideas?