- Dec 19, 2012
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We have two really mean roos, that are kept together in an x-pen, in the coop (they can see the other 20 chickens, but not harm them). We have a third roo that has been pecking my 10yo. THe remedy is that she now wears gloves (He takes chunks from her hands), and she immediately holds him upside down by his legs for about 4-5 seconds, if he attacks. It has cut down on the attacks, but not entirely eliminated them. He and all the others will be processed soon. I never intended to have roos anyway.
My chickens were hand raised from chicks and treated as pets. Generally speaking, they all will allow me to handle them but some would rather I not touch them. Some of my friendly girls will sit on my lap and I enjoy spending time with them in their run but wanted to get some advice on some new behavior. Some of my “friendly” chickens have started coming up to me and biting/pecking me very hard on my legs (edited to add, I am wearing long pants). Enough to cause bruising.I have tried to shoo them away but they are very persistent. Any suggestions on how to correct this behavior? I don’t believe it is aggressive (??) but it is annoying and hurts! Help a newbie who loves her chickens but doesn’t want to have to always wear heavy duty jeans to avoid bruises.
