gardenrue7
Chirping
- May 23, 2024
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Hello, everyone!
We have a flock of 9 hens. 4 were our original flock, and we added 5 new chicks this year. We followed all protocols for adding chicks to an existing flock, and at first it went very well. However, as of this morning, we’ve had two instances in the past month where one chicken has been pecked and bullied, leaving injuries on her neck.
The chicken being bullied is a cookies and cream hen. She does appear to have some polish in her based on her hair. I tried trimming her hair so she could see better in the hopes that it might also stop the bullying, but we had another instance this morning.
She’s currently in our “chicken hospital.” She’s eating and drinking well, and I’ve applied antibiotic spray.
She’s the sweetest hen. How do we prevent this from happening going forward, or is it a situation where she would be better in a flock of other polish chickens?
Thank you for your help! We’ve not had experience dealing with this before.
We have a flock of 9 hens. 4 were our original flock, and we added 5 new chicks this year. We followed all protocols for adding chicks to an existing flock, and at first it went very well. However, as of this morning, we’ve had two instances in the past month where one chicken has been pecked and bullied, leaving injuries on her neck.
The chicken being bullied is a cookies and cream hen. She does appear to have some polish in her based on her hair. I tried trimming her hair so she could see better in the hopes that it might also stop the bullying, but we had another instance this morning.
She’s currently in our “chicken hospital.” She’s eating and drinking well, and I’ve applied antibiotic spray.
She’s the sweetest hen. How do we prevent this from happening going forward, or is it a situation where she would be better in a flock of other polish chickens?
Thank you for your help! We’ve not had experience dealing with this before.
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