Disciplining your birds????

[4 ever Orpington]

That makes me so angry. People that do that need the shovel putting over there heads and legs breaking. Cruelty should not be tolerated in any form. You have to understand your animals and treat them in a way that they understand. Not the way a human understands what a shovel over the head means. If you or any body is struggling with animal behaviour there is plenty of good decent advice about. As for chickens this is the best place for any advice.

Agreed

 

[Newfarmer36]

That makes me so angry. People that do that need the shovel putting over there heads and legs breaking. Cruelty should not be tolerated in any form. You have to understand your animals and treat them in a way that they understand. Not the way a human understands what a shovel over the head means. If you or any body is struggling with animal behaviour there is plenty of good decent advice about. As for chickens this is the best place for any advice.

I agree! And if you feel you have to beat your birds, then it's time to get rid of them!

 

[CCUK]

I said this on anther post somewhere on here ' it makes you wonder who the real animals are'? With intelligence comes cruelty. Animals are only subject to instincive behaviour.

 

[Newfarmer36]

I said this on anther post somewhere on here ' it makes you wonder who the real animals are'? With intelligence comes cruelty. Animals are only subject to instincive behaviour.

You're so right!

 

[Hamiam]

The only chicken discipline I have ever had to dish out was putting an aggressive/feather picking juvenile in a separate area for a brief time out. (Usually long enough to Blue Kote the butts of her victims) And when a hen pecks at my hand aggressively, I will put my fingers together to make a beak & peck her back. After one of my pullets was attacked by a hawk, she became overly protective of her sisters. When I would go to gently sit a chicken down after handling/petting, the pullet would run up & attack. It only took a few times of me pecking her back to stop it. Funny thing is, she had no problem with me picking up & loving on her. Maybe she had some PTSD?
Abuse of chickens or any animal is horrible!

 

[Newfarmer36]

The only chicken discipline I have ever had to dish out was putting an aggressive/feather picking juvenile in a separate area for a brief time out. (Usually long enough to Blue Kote the butts of her victims) And when a hen pecks at my hand aggressively, I will put my fingers together to make a beak & peck her back. After one of my pullets was attacked by a hawk, she became overly protective of her sisters. When I would go to gently sit a chicken down after handling/petting, the pullet would run up & attack. It only took a few times of me pecking her back to stop it. Funny thing is, she had no problem with me picking up & loving on her. Maybe she had some PTSD?
Abuse of chickens or any animal is horrible!

It IS horrible! Now, my boxer will get a pop on her butt for tearing something up but it's not hard enough to hurt her. Just hard enough to get her attention.

 

[alexa009]

Wow, I'm shocked! I didn't know people actually disciplined their chickens! Once my chickens was chasing after my other one and I tried to stop her by gently pushing her away then I accidently tripped on her and I felt soo bad! I held her for 15 minutes holding and petting her.

 

[alexa009]

I just don't think a chicken would understand.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Call me fortunate but I have never in my whole 7 months of chicken keeping had a hen need any kind of "discipline" the worst behavior I have seen was the "wing splayed squat". It just creeps me out bad to see them doing that. The first batch of roos I obtained 5/5 wore out their welcome in this flock and were rehomed whether to a crockpot or elsewhere I just didn't care.

Sure much of their behavioral issues were due to teenage expression of hormones, but I am not keeping them for their enjoyment but mine. I don't know if this post is helpful but after trying the basics, if they still are misbevaving craigslist makes them go away real fast if you do not want to cull yourself. We have happy thoughts watching them leave the flock and wish for the best and don't ask questions.

 

[CCUK]

Call me fortunate but I have never in my whole 7 months of chicken keeping had a hen need any kind of "discipline" the worst behavior I have seen was the "wing splayed squat". It just creeps me out bad to see them doing that. The first batch of roos I obtained 5/5 wore out their welcome in this flock and were rehomed whether to a crockpot or elsewhere I just didn't care.

Sure much of their behavioral issues were due to teenage expression of hormones, but I am not keeping them for their enjoyment but mine. I don't know if this post is helpful but after trying the basics, if they still are misbevaving craigslist makes them go away real fast if you do not want to cull yourself. We have happy thoughts watching them leave the flock and wish for the best and don't ask questions.

I've only ever had to get rid of two hens due to problems. It was hard to see them go but I can still see them as part of a new flock. They are happy so am I. I had to let a bunch of male quails go. That was definitely for the best.