She never bloodied anyone. She was just real pushy and let everyone know she was boss. It never warranted separation. They didn’t pick on her because of the blood. It was apparently some kind of battle royale. A couple hens and the rooster had bloody combs. Today everything seems back to good. We’ll see.
How long do they need to be separated ( Out of view ? ) from the flock for this to work? I have never heard of doing this before, does it work with ducks also?
I did not know what Dorkings looked like so I had to do a search. I did see where there is two different sizes, might you have the Bantam and not standard? link below, I like wiki.
Please keep us posted. Just curious, how many chickens and how big of area you have them in?
Yesterday I got to check them out in good light. I think the rooster just got her comb just right and it bled a lot but the damage is minimal. She got a few good licks on him too! Everyone is back to calm now. I believe that fight had to happen eventually because she was determined to be the boss in that yard. She gives him space now. No more pecks and jumps. They’ve been together since last August but he was an unsure cockerel and she’s a 2 year old hen that was never challenged before. They have plenty of room. I have 15 hens and 1 rooster. They live in a 12’x12’ coop with 875 square feet of attached run.
