KimDunn
In the Brooder
- Mar 9, 2019
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One of my hens recently healed up from being attacked by other chickens in the coop. Not sure who it was. She has been out of the coop for about a month but has been just outside the chicken run every day. I even took her in there to hang out once. Yesterday, I tried to do the official reintroduction and within 5 minutes the rooster had made her head bleed again. He took out a decent chunk. He was not trying to mate her, he was definitely meaning to harm her. There was still a little bit of pink on her head (completely healed), about the size of a dime. The feathers hadn’t completely filled in yet. That night my hen layed a soft egg. She has never layed a soft egg and has been laying consistently. Why is my rooster attacking her? Why would she suddenly lay a soft egg? Thanks!