Hen attacks rooster when he mates.

[Lexingtonbackyard]

Hello and welcome @Lexingtonbackyard! It’s so nice to have you join the BYC community! Are you really sure she’s a she, and not a late-developing cockerel? Has she laid eggs yet? I see what looks like pretty long sickle feathers. This is only a friendly opinion…. She’s acting like a cockerel challenging the #1. I’ve seen the same behavior. They rush in, try to attack, then run. I hope you find a solution for your flock.

I’m beginning to think you may be correct.

 

[Lexingtonbackyard]

How often is he separated?
Why does he not live with them full time?

They roam the yard freely throughout the day. In the evening they all were being put in their enclosure just to protect them overnight from predators. Recently (a week) I’ve been keeping him out of the enclosure and he would roost on top of it. I’m thinking if the hen that may not be a hen turns out to be a cockerel, I’ll get rid of it and they can be together all the time.

 

[sourland]

This is her

Not a great picture for gender ID, but it looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[WoDia]

I’m beginning to think you may be correct.

Even if she’s a he, he’s a gorgeous bird.

 

[notabitail]

This is her

It's a rooster. No doubt about it.

 

[Lexingtonbackyard]

It looks like a cockerel as I think I am seeing some thin and pointed saddle feathers… could you get a better full body picture?

Here’s another. She’s 8 months old. I purchased the hens together last summer and had them all shipped in.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Definitely cockerel.

 

[notabitail]

Here’s another. She’s 8 months old. I purchased the hens together last summer and had them all shipped in.

"She" is a rooster. The first picture with the tail told me enough.

 

[SilverBirds]

This is her

That is without a doubt a cockerel.

 

[SilverBirds]

She’s definitely a hen. She’s the only Easter egger of the flock. The rooster is also an Easter egger. If that matters.

Are you getting blue or green eggs? You may have an EE that doesn't look like your usual hatchery EE.