Oh, I'm so angry at my JG girl today. She's usually so sweet. A little aggressive over food. She's a HUGE porker. And I only have her and a Buff Orpington right now. So there's really no cause for aggression over food.
Anyway, I think I may be over treating. The BO is going through her first molt and I've been giving them a high protein snack each afternoon, BOSS, scrambled egg, meal worms, etc. And I let them both eat. The JG is 13 months old and I've read that they don't fully mature till 1.5 years of age so I figure she needs the protein too.
So last night, I gave them some free range time in the big yard. My JG LOVES slugs and I helped her find a bunch so she should have been pretty full. I put them back in their run and gave them a handful of meal worms which they gobbled up.
When they were gone, she stood there for a minute, then reached over and nailed the BO in the back and ripped out a feather.
I've NEVER seen her be aggressive like that. I scooped her up. She hate to be held and flipped her onto her back and held her like a baby. She didn't like that but laid in my arms and I told her she was naughty. I held her for about two minutes and then set her down.
I'm thinking this was aggression over food and I need to cut back on the treats. But GRRRRRRR. Oh, and DH saw this and ran around yelling FREEZER CAMP, FREEZER CAMP. Now, I live in the city. Just have the two hens. Would NEVER kill one. Even when they stop laying eggs, they will live out their lives as beloved pets in my yard. But he only learned that term last week and thinks it's hilarious. I have to seriously wonder what my neighbors think.
Just had to vent and thought this was as good a place as any. I've got to look up Stan the Rooster's address and send her there. No party for her though. She just needs some discipline from someone who's higher up on the totem poll than she is.
