Dottypotty
Chirping
Hey guys sad day today, woke up one morning to let my girls out the chicken coop and run at 08:30 am thrusday morning. Went inside to sort there seed and came out 10 minutes later to a dead chicken in the nest box. I thought at first it was a pole cat but actually she was killed by another hen, it was all caught on camera to. They ripped the backside of this chicken open, it was horrible,
They've been pecking eachother for a few weeks now, i thought they were bored but they have everything they need, i used jeyes spray on them and it did stop but sadly ran out and waiting for more to arrive in the mail..
So what can i do to stop this? will i have to neck this chicken? I noticed a week ago a chicken under its wing had a wound to, missing flesh, i seperated her to.. Guess what they attacked her and its all on video.
I thought getting a cockerel would help but this morning at 8:30 when i got them out the coop, they've attacked him and ripped half his bum apart, he's still alive but this is becoming a joke.
The cockerel only arrived yesterday and he did put a stop to there bullying as he lost his temper and tolled them off.
I'm glad i have cctv kitted out inside and outside the coop.
Im in awful shock, i dont want to neck a hen but i feel she needs to be gone.
If you guys need a picture of the cockerel i'll post, its so sad, as this flock was with eachother when they were babies.
Ive had chickens for 8 years now and this is the first time ive witnessed this brutal killings.
I mean ive read online this happens, i put a cabbage in the pen and outside as they free range and they've stopped pecking so far.
Plus if you gys want a picture of the cockerel i'll get one tomorrow as he's asleep in another coop. He's eating, drinking and pooing as usual.
They've been pecking eachother for a few weeks now, i thought they were bored but they have everything they need, i used jeyes spray on them and it did stop but sadly ran out and waiting for more to arrive in the mail..
So what can i do to stop this? will i have to neck this chicken? I noticed a week ago a chicken under its wing had a wound to, missing flesh, i seperated her to.. Guess what they attacked her and its all on video.
I thought getting a cockerel would help but this morning at 8:30 when i got them out the coop, they've attacked him and ripped half his bum apart, he's still alive but this is becoming a joke.
The cockerel only arrived yesterday and he did put a stop to there bullying as he lost his temper and tolled them off.
I'm glad i have cctv kitted out inside and outside the coop.
Im in awful shock, i dont want to neck a hen but i feel she needs to be gone.
If you guys need a picture of the cockerel i'll post, its so sad, as this flock was with eachother when they were babies.
Ive had chickens for 8 years now and this is the first time ive witnessed this brutal killings.
I mean ive read online this happens, i put a cabbage in the pen and outside as they free range and they've stopped pecking so far.
Plus if you gys want a picture of the cockerel i'll get one tomorrow as he's asleep in another coop. He's eating, drinking and pooing as usual.
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