Leihamarie
Songster
Why is this happening?!? The baby of my flock, who has just come into lay about a month ago has started attacking me and drawing blood. She's always been a mama's girl and hand raised since a day old. Lately, she's been sneaking up on me and pecking me mercilessly, to the point of drawing blood. If I give her a swift "peck" to the back of the neck with my index finger, it enrages her and she flies at me hackles raised. If I pick her up, she calms down but when I put her down again, she comes after me with gusto. If I stand up quickly and loom over her her she runs away temporarily. I don't ever run from her. I HAVE been spending less time with the flock lately but I do interact with them multiple times per day, even if it's only in 5-10 minute intervals. They have plenty of room, so it's not an overcrowding issue, multiple food & water dishes so everyone can eat when they want to and spend the day roaming the yard. She's only aggressive toward me, not the other chickens.
She's my favorite chicken and I DON'T want to rehome her or cull her but I also can't keep getting attacked like this. What gives, and what do I do about it?!?
She's my favorite chicken and I DON'T want to rehome her or cull her but I also can't keep getting attacked like this. What gives, and what do I do about it?!?