Fighting over nesting box.

[RootedTogetherHomestead]

We have 6 pullets, and they are fighting over the same nesting box. They were piling on top of one another this morning.. We have two nesting boxes for them. We did not have a separation between the nesting boxes, so it was more like one big box. However, we are fixing that today, as it got late yesterday when we were working on it. Prior to the new nesting boxes, they were laying in a corner of the henhouse, and I do not remember seeing any fighting over that spot. This morning, one of our Golden Laces had some pretty bad wounds on her comb, and she was bleeding. The bleeding stopped, and she is acting normal now. We also sprayed her comb with Vetericyn Plus.

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How do we stop the fighting? Will adding the separation between the boxes help, or adding curtains? Will they eventually sort it out? When do we need to isolate an injured girl? Thanks!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Put fake eggs or golf balls in both boxes. You may also need to add a few more nest boxes. I wouldn't separate out the hen unless necessary. A bit of blood on the comb should heal up okay on it's own.