Help on gender and why a rooster from same batch is trying to kill it.

[BastyPutt]

And one weird possibility is that she may have a damaged ovary, which could explain both the large red comb and why the male is attacking her. A pullet that has lost her ovary will start taking on some male characteristics, and that could set the other males off. It's a very small chance, though

This is incredibly insightful, and makes a lot of sense, hormonally. Give me a million years and a million bucks and I would have NEVER thought of this.

 

[Saveria]

she may have a damaged ovary

Would she lay eggs if this was true?

 

[Ritanigma]

It is most definitely a pullet. Her coloring is female specific and she shows no male feathering at all, and she would by that age. There are lots of reasons why the flock may be attacking her. Illness is one. It could also be that she won't allow the rooster to mate with her, and so he's still trying to establish dominance by attacking her. It could just be her passive personality that is setting them off. And one weird possibility is that she may have a damaged ovary, which could explain both the large red comb and why the male is attacking her. A pullet that has lost her ovary will start taking on some male characteristics, and that could set the other males off. It's a very small chance, though. More than likely she simply has a large comb. Comb size can be variable.

So, what to do? I would keep her in a crate in the run for a while and see if that doesn't help after a few days.

Wow. Great information. Thank you. How bad is it that I kicked the rooster out of their coop and run tonight. Tomorrow I'll get her settled. Worried that the other hens and rooster will see her timidness and go after her too. She is afraid of everything!

 

[Ritanigma]

This is incredibly insightful, and makes a lot of sense, hormonally. Give me a million years and a million bucks and I would have NEVER thought of this.

I agree!!! Me either. Very informative.

 

[Ritanigma]

And the same age!

Thank you for the great information!

 

[Ritanigma]

Thank you. I will definitely do that!!

And she is definitely soft. Afraid of everything.

 

[Hysteria]

Hi. I am trying to figure out why a leghorn roo(he is huge) born at the same time (all 5 are 4 months old) is now trying to kill this bird. They all got along fine for 3 1/2 months. It is supposed to be pullet, but I think it may be a roo. All our other hens are not nice to him either. He sits on the back deck and is afraid of everything. Tried to put him in one of our other coops last eve and those 8 kept pecking him too. What the heck.

I think it's a she, not rooster.(it really seems)
Separating for a while ( perhaps more) to heal/recover. Fellowship with her more, and let her to sunbathe in sand or soft soil as often as possible. You'll feel when she will be ready to reintroduce.
Until the pecking order will be established it may occur some heat unfortunately. Don't let her alone immediately after reintroduction: stay there and talk them to all; they'll understand your emotion, surely.

 

[Hysteria]

She doesn't show any signs of illness, however Maybe I don't know what I am looking for and I wonder why she would be sick, but the rest not, unless it's something different?? Thoughts? I've always thought she was a hen, but second guessed myself yesterday. I just don't understand why he has tried to actually kill her 3 times now. I know I shouldn't be showing her special attention because that makes things worse, correct? We have about 32 hens and 2 roosters and a handful of newly born to moms so I'm losing my mind just a bit. 2 of the moms abandoned their chicks, so I have 5 orphans and 2 more broody. I may have to quit my job to be a FT mother of chicks and a pullet that is rejected. Lol. I just wish I knew why.

It may seem silly, but it can be a heart problem connected with an underlying condition; it's a great chance of spiritual warfare as well.
Try to mix green barley powder in her ( his?) food and temporary add more vitamins to the food or water.
Treating her ( him) with alive worms, grasshoppers will raise its confidence to stand her ( his) ground.( not immediately, but after a couple of silent days).
Perhaps later you can figure out what was the cause, because everything has a reason...

 

[fluffycrow]

This is incredibly insightful, and makes a lot of sense, hormonally. Give me a million years and a million bucks and I would have NEVER thought of this.

Agreed, I would've never thought of that