DogAndCat36
Crowing
My easter egger, Ivory, has been acting really weird. She has been gaining a lot of weight this year and has suddenly turned scared and frightful. She doesn't hang out with the flock and has also been laying weird, misshapen, discolored eggs. Recently I got 4 baby chicks and they are now old enough to go outside but I put them in a run during the day to keep them safe from predators. When I am outside I let the oldest chick out of the run and I let her graze with the older hens and rooster, they never attack her. But today Ivory charged at the chick and pecked her really hard on the beak and the stomach. I quickly picked up the chick but Ivory then started to chase me. When I put the chick in the run, Ivory tried to get in. Ivory has also been refusing to go into the coop at night because she is bullied and she is at the bottom of the pecking order. The chicks do not go into the coop at night, they sleep in my room. What is wrong with her? Is she ok?
(Please note that she was acting like this way before I got the chicks)
(Please note that she was acting like this way before I got the chicks)