Hey yall, I have a buff orpington that is getting picked on my the whole flock. Her name is Mango and she is about one year old. They peck her a lot and are tearing her feathers out. She does her scared chattered noise a lot.They grab her and she is always so scared. If I don't let her out of the run every morning she paces in front of the gate. I once saw my RIR fly at her and with claws and beak just attack her. I don't get it! Shes no different from the others, and she is bigger than some of the others. She free ranges and hangs out in the barn all day. She even prefers I know having her apart from the flock could make it worse but I've left her in before and its 10 times worse. A few hens always come out with her too. But I've noticed shes always alone. She marched over to the neighbors once and ate their bird seed that fell out of their feeder. I always leave several food spots for her so she can eat since they always push her off the food. She will walk over to the horses and eats hay out of the bags with them, she bosses the cats around and steals their food. She even walks under the horses like shes fearless. Shes such a sweet girl and lets me pet her and pick her up all the time. I feel so bad for her and don't know what to do! Help!
I guess we will keep up our routine. Maybe you could try something like that? Just make sure it’s predator proof. Where are you located? What kind of climate do you have there?
