I just had a pecking war with her. She stayed and pecked as much as she could at me and i "pecked" back relentlessly (not hard enough to hurt her). She eventually backed off and walked away. I was left unbothered the rest of the time. Hopefully this worked!!
You may have to repeat it.
@Sclark0012
My hen no longer comes after me. I had a full out pecking war with her that lasted about 3 days every time I went out there. I legit pecked her wherever i could peck as she was attacking me. I'm not sure how to handle a little hen like yours. I would just peck her wherever you get to. I tried carrying her around and she bit me all over my hands, so that didnt work. Only the pecking. I noticed when i "shoved" her back she chilled out quicker that way along with the pecking. I just pushed her away from me when she came at me. *No hens were hurt*. I was gentle, but the action seemed to show her that I was strong and not to mess with me since i could push her backwards. Wear gloves and a jacket Lol those pecks and bites hurt!
I forgot to mention, that yes, she will get more aggressive as you peck her. You have to peck her until she backs down, or she thinks she "won" the pecking, and she is not above you. Dont let up until she backs down and walks away from you.
It's the craziest situation with her. Since she's an adorable little Serama, I've spent A LOT of time with her. She's a year and a half old now. She knows her name and can be a sweetheart. If I hold my arm a certain way and call her name, she'll fly up to my arm on command. If she feels scared or threatened in any way, she comes running to me and will fly up to land on top of my head for me to save her. It definitely seems like she wants to be above me in the pecking order though. That makes perfect sense because she is at the very bottom of the pecking order with all of my flocks free ranging together and in her flock. Of course she wants to move up. Until recently, she didn't bite my daughter (10 year old) but she attacks both of our feet (she grabs our pants, socks, whatever she can reach and attempts to flog like a rooster). Recently she was really mad since I wouldn't engage with her biting/pecking match so she decided she'd try it with my daughter. She seemed so proud of herself. She will actually fly up to my arm for treats and then start to bite and sometimes even flog my hand in between treats. She growls like a dog. So tomorrow I will continue her pecking match as long as she'll do it. I'm guessing I should make her stay on the ground/floor for this so she's able to get away if/when she decides she's had enough and I certainly don't want her to fall. She can be so sweet and Serama's are just adorable, so I hate for her to be so aggressive. Plus I really worry that she'll get hurt being up under our feet. That, along with possibly hurting her during a pecking match scares me. Her head is no bigger than my thumb
I'm going to try this though. I really appreciate your reply and plan to try your tips and tricks
Thank you so muchI understand! I hope all goes well!! Just be gentle as much as you can. I always squatted down so I was ground level with my girl. Good luck!!It's the craziest situation with her. Since she's an adorable little Serama, I've spent A LOT of time with her. She's a year and a half old now. She knows her name and if I hold my arm a certain way and call her name, she'll fly up to my arm. If she feels scared or threatened in any way, she comes running to me and will fly up to land on top of my head for me to save her. It definitely seems like she wants to be above me in the pecking order though. That makes perfect sense because she is at the very bottom of the pecking order with all of my flocks free ranging together and in her flock. Of course she wants to move up. Until recently, she didn't bite my daughter (10 year old) but she attacks both of our feet (she grabs our pants, socks, whatever she can reach and attempts to flog like a rooster). Recently she was really mad since I wouldn't engage with her biting/pecking match so she decided she'd try it with my daughter. She seemed so proud of herself. She will actually fly up to my arm for treats and then start to bite and sometimes even flog my hand in between treats. She growls like a dog. So tomorrow I will continue her pecking match as long as she'll do it. I'm guessing I should make her stay on the ground/floor for this so she's able to get away if/when she decides she's had enough and I certainly don't want her to fall. She can be so sweet and Serama's are just adorable, so I hate for her to be so aggressive. Plus I really worry that she'll get hurt being up under our feet. That, along with possibly hurting her during a pecking match scares me. Her head is no bigger than my thumb
That's a really good idea! I'll try it. Thank you. I have done that with an aggressive rooster before but forgot about it
Your welcome!
