coup d' etat in my chicken coop UPDATE

[Buster]

I have had a problem in my chicken coop. I have a salmon faverolle rooster that I separated to doctor and when I put him back in the hens really beat him up. He survived but has not crowed since I put him back with the girls and hides in the corner all day long. I noticed that his feathers were being plucked out and his feet were being pecked to the point that they were bleeding. I also noticed that the other hens were getting beat up bad so I watched for a while over a couple of days and realized it was the top hen, a new hampshire red, that was responsible for 95% of the damage. In short, she is a tyrant. So, I toppled the government in the coop today by capturing her and putting her in a cage. I will leave her in the cage in the coop for about a week so that she loses her place in the pecking order and hopefully this will curb her bad behavior. Hopefully, I have effectively achieved a coup d' etat.

 

[HenHappy]

You should re-name her Fidel Castro!

 

[Cats Critters]

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Good luck! I just reintroduced a pullet after some rehab and it is tricky. Your lucky that you were able to figure out who the problem is.

 

[Buster]

So far, so good. The rooster is strutting around and trying to mount hens now. Tranquility reigns!

 

[Henrietta23]

Yay for tranquility!! Hope it has the desired results Jared!

 

[MissPrissy]

If she doesn't integrate into the flock without more problems I would put her in the stew pot.

 

[Buster]

Thanks MissPrissy- This is my last attempt with this hen. I'm ready for that if she beats up this flock anymore.

 

[Buster]

Well, I let her out today after a week and w/ in 45 minutes she had pecked new wounds in my rooster and had him hiding in the corner again. So I caught her and put her back in the cage. Looks like I'll be having chicken soup this weekend.

 

[Henrietta23]

Sorry it came to that Jared. You certainly gave her a chance to mend her ways.