Isolation location for a bully--Two different advice --near clearing up

[hollytruitt]

I have a 14 week old bully. She is yanking feathers out of everybody's tail feathers and/or lower part of backs. Few times in the neck feathers. She is not targeting a specific bird but just randomonly yanking them out and hurting the flock mates.
We isolated her in a dog crate. Currently have her in this in the coop but need to move her to the run however crate is too big for the entrance of the run.

Several Backyard Chicken sites offer these two different advice. I am unsure of which one is a good and best advice so I thought I would ask here:

1) Isolate the bully but keep her in with the flock crated or divide the run up so she is still there but can't touch anybody.
2) Isolate the bully in private away from the flock for few days.

Which one is the one that is better? The first one very few people say this but more say #2.

We may have to keep her in the run at night crated. It is predator proof.

Thanks

 

[Firsttimehens1234]

I would go with option number two, so the chickens that are getting bullied can relax a bit.
It can also stress a chicken out if they can see their flock and not get to it

Is the bully chicken eating the feathers? If she is I would suggest you try and add some more protein into their diet as eating feathers can be a sign that they don’t get enough protein

 

[hollytruitt]

I would go with option number two, so the chickens that are getting bullied can relax a bit.
It can also stress a chicken out if they can see their flock and not get to it

Is the bully chicken eating the feathers? If she is I would suggest you try and add some more protein into their diet as eating feathers can be a sign that they don’t get enough protein

She is not eating the feathers. Just yanking it out and spat it on the ground then goes to the next one and rinse/repeat.

 

[LaFleche]

Option #2 for me.

Could you show us some pictures of the bully, please?

Just to confirm the gender as the bullying behaviour might as well be some inexperienced mating attempts of a young cockerel.

 

[hollytruitt]

Option #2 for me.

Could you show us some pictures of the bully, please?

Just to confirm the gender as the bullying behaviour might as well be some inexperienced mating attempts of a young cockerel.

She is a hen but will take picture in little bit.

 

[hollytruitt]

Option #2 for me.

Could you show us some pictures of the bully, please?

Just to confirm the gender as the bullying behaviour might as well be some inexperienced mating attempts of a young cockerel.

 

[hollytruitt]

We tried to put pinless peepers on her but she shakes them off. I think its too big for her.

 

[LaFleche]

Thank you for the pictures.
To me it looks like a slow maturing cockerel as I can see some pointy feathers coming in in the saddle region.

Maybe take a closer look for yourself spreading the saddle apart and a bit higher near the upper back region.

 

[hollytruitt]

Thank you for the pictures.
To me it looks like a slow maturing cockerel as I can see some pointy feathers coming in in the saddle region.

Maybe take a closer look for yourself spreading the saddle apart and a bit higher near the upper back region.

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Oh boy! We paid for all hens in this batch. I am going to be getting her out of the crate so I can move her/him to the run in the crate. I will take more pics.

 

[hollytruitt]

Thank you for the pictures.
To me it looks like a slow maturing cockerel as I can see some pointy feathers coming in in the saddle region.

Maybe take a closer look for yourself spreading the saddle apart and a bit higher near the upper back region.

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I got you more pictures. Now that you mentioned it this does look different than the others. This is a Columbian Wyandottes. 14 week old. No crowing.