I have 8 hens that have been raised together from 3 days old. One of them, a Silkie, turned out to be a rooster. I started noticing all the hens had their backs scraped raw and their bottoms too. I gave him to a friend. My hens had also cut way down on laying which I think was stress from him ripping their feathers out and making their backs sore. Things have been quiet since he’s been gone and their feathers were growing back. Three days ago when I went to feed I heard a ruckus and one of the hens was attacking another and the poor hen would sink to the ground when she grabbed her neck. I noticed she had lots of feathers pulled out and her comb has been pecked. She wasn’t even allowed to eat the scratch I put out no matter where I sprinkled it. She went into the coop and the mean hen followed her.
I removed the mean hen and the one getting pecked stayed in the coop. She’s not sick. She’s just scared and stressed. But all was quiet in the pen.
this morning I went to feed and again heard a ruckus. Now a DIFFERENT chicken was attacking her. I removed her from the pen and put her alone. Put the other mean hen back in and no issues.
I gave the attacked hen Nutri Drench for poultry. Gave her food and water and she went right to eating. She’s not sick but she looks like hell. She has no tail feathers left. Why are the other hens beating her up? And should I give her anything else?
I removed the mean hen and the one getting pecked stayed in the coop. She’s not sick. She’s just scared and stressed. But all was quiet in the pen.
this morning I went to feed and again heard a ruckus. Now a DIFFERENT chicken was attacking her. I removed her from the pen and put her alone. Put the other mean hen back in and no issues.
I gave the attacked hen Nutri Drench for poultry. Gave her food and water and she went right to eating. She’s not sick but she looks like hell. She has no tail feathers left. Why are the other hens beating her up? And should I give her anything else?
