chickens fighting

[Chang1993]

@amymitchell
I would guess that it's might be crowded like @50-45-1 said.

 

[amymitchell]

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so, now tell us about the total amount of chickens you have and about the space you have available in their coop. maybe they are crowded. old birds will bully new birds at first.
are they all roosting in one coop?
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What kind of injuries? Are they happening during the day or at night?

one had pecking on top of head, the other on feet. not sure when original injury occurred, but 2nd one was day time.

 

[amymitchell]

so, now tell us about the total amount of chickens you have and about the space you have available in their coop. maybe they are crowded. old birds will bully new birds at first.
are they all roosting in one coop?

coup is 4x6 ish plus extra space for nesting box. free access to run 16 x 8 ish

 

[amymitchell]

also have 2 perches. this may sound crazy but I'm 4 weeks post op total hip replacement and my hubby was taking care of them. could something that small trigger this? He did good at helping, but we all know each of us have our ways of doing things and they are not the same. I mean they had food, water, and clean housing. I'm going to separate again, this time in the run, I can make it out there now to check on them.

 

[amymitchell]

What kind of injuries? Are they happening during the day or at night?

sorry if i repeated this, im trying to learn how to navigate the thread. one bird was pecked on her head, the other her legs. todays was def during the day, not sure of original crime

 

[centrarchid]

Need to see pictures of wounds. Tell us feed used, age of feed, how feed is stored, how much feed applied.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Can you post pictures of your girls and your coop/run?

 

[hysop]

Whoops edited to say I posted my post on the wrong thread. I am sorry. I’ll see myself out now..

 

[amymitchell]

Hello again, I will need to figure out how to post pics. I though I found the culprit, separated her after watching dynamics. But went out this morning and initially wounded hen re injured on her feet. Does the no peck stuff work. I used Vaseline with tea tree for infection prevention. Im considering the rooster but will it attack me if I get a grown one??

 

[Chang1993]

Hello again, I will need to figure out how to post pics. I though I found the culprit, separated her after watching dynamics. But went out this morning and initially wounded hen re injured on her feet. Does the no peck stuff work. I used Vaseline with tea tree for infection prevention. Im considering the rooster but will it attack me if I get a grown one??

Hey @amymitchell, since you have found the culprit. It's a good thing to separated her out of the group. For the rooster, do not go for a aggressive one. I got a couple of roosters that are growing up. I have some show aggression on people, but I have lots that will follow you for food and kind of wildly when comes to catching them. Either way, choose wisely about the breed. Orpington, Rhode Island, or Leghorn may be my best bet now.