Hen being aggressive to me, and now to new pullets as well. Help!

[Wrightwife]

I just sent an aggressive black sex link hen to freezer camp. She literally broke through the dividing fence in the run between my flock and new chicks. She killed one and injured another. Then had the nerve to lay an egg there. Nope. Not gonna happen again. The other hens just ignore the chicks. For me, i dont have time for that foolishness.

Oh no! If I were you I'd probably do the same thing, that's unacceptable. Thankfully my hen hasn't reached that level yet, and hopefully she never does!

 

[Mrs. K]

How old is the hen, sometimes they get old and crotchety. But I firmly believe in solving for the peace of the flock. You might just try putting the young girls in with the nice older one, and putting Cranky in where you had the pullets. Sometimes a time out of several days does help.

But if not, you might sell her, if she is still laying eggs. Some birds don't really fit in a real small set up, and will do better in a more farm like flock.

Mrs K