Is it bad to take chicks from mean mom?

[Cetawin]

I would expect some agggressive behavior...growling ruffling feathers and maybe a hand peck or two but jump on me an attack? Nope crockpot time.

There are too many sweet hens out there to tolerate that nonsense. Take the chicks away from her and let the kids raise them.

 

[fernandez0067]

has she only been mean since she went broody? or is she always an attack chicken

 

[stefmech]

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I have been thinking about getting rid of her for awhile. I raised all 4 of my hens from chicks and all are so sweet except her. She has always been mean. She has attacked me several times for no reason even before she hatched chicks.

 

[fernandez0067]

wow sounds like something a rooster would do.

 

[Domestic_goddess]

Well with my experience with leghorns so far....doesn't suprise me, thier behaviors are so difficult--I'll never get anymore leghorns. I would keep her for hatching the eggs and then take them from her.....seems most reasonable to me.

 

[Southernbelle]

My chicks raised by broodies tend to be wilder than the ones I raised in the brooder up to a certain point. I held and interacted with my brooder babies, but mostly I enjoyed just watching them, so they grew up comfortable around me, but not really lap pets. And the broody-raised babies started out wilder, but got more comfortable with me and as adults there is no difference to the brooder-raised vs broody-raised. Clear as mud?

If you didn't really like this hen to begin with, than rehome her and raise the babies. I still prefer to let the mama do it because it's so much easier on me!

 

[stefmech]

Thanks so much - I really mean that. I think I will give her a few more days. If she continues to attack me I will take the chicks. I am definitely going to rehome her after all this is over. There are way too many nice chickens out there, so why keep a mean one