Hannibal the Pecking Hen

[debilorrah]

Unfortunately I don't have a beak to peck her with.....

 

[Buff Hooligans]

My girls do the same thing. When I'm sitting on the log in their run, somebody's always behind me, whacking away at my coat from the back. Don't know what that's about.

 

[debilorrah]

Most of them are ok, this one won't stop. It's like she wants to fight with me or something, but she isn't aggressive. Just a pecker.

 

[rubyv67]

Not a chicken, but a chihuahua.He only weighs about 3 lbs, and nips at the back of my legs. I think he just wants attention. The other 2 I grab their muzzle and shake to discourage biting. I used to have a conure that ripped a slice in my finger. I gently rapped his nose above the beak. After a while he stopped.

 

[debilorrah]

I have been lightly smcking her every time she does it and it is not sinking in at all.

 

[Buster]

I used to have a hen like that. There is a post in the meat bird section with pics of what happened to her.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Debi, maybe "Hannibal" is trying to tell you that she doesn't want the name of a serial killer in a movie. Perhaps "Priscilla" or "Vivian" would be more to her liking and she would lay off on the pecking.

 

[debilorrah]

Hey she earned her name rightfuly so. We didn't name her for weeks.

 

[pupsicle]

Maybe she thinks you're dinner.

 

[debilorrah]

That is clearly the truth. She would rather peck me than the treats.