Mean chicken

[Kcornell3834]

Hello, we are new to owning chickens ! We have about 6 and have raised them since they were little babies- now 14 weeks. They have all been together. One of the chickens (white) suddenly starting picking on another chicken really bad. (Orange) It’s to the point that he is pulling feathers out and our orange chicken does not want to be around him- he runs. The white chicken watches everything he does and does not allow him near any of the other chickens. We pulled the white chicken out for a day and the rest of the chickens are perfectly fine with the orange chicken. Let them all out to free range and the white chicken still goes to attack the orange chicken and chases him around. Any ideas ? (Uploaded a picture- white is a Columbian rock cross- he is attacking the orange one alone)

 

[Kcornell3834]

Here is a better picture of the white chicken.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Cull the white or the orange my vote goes to the white bird

 

[Peppercorngal]

I think the problem may be that White and Orange are both boys and they both want to "rule the roost". If that is the case (hard to tell with the current photos for me) nothing will fix it, one will have to go or they will fight to the death. Not good news, sorry...

 

[Kcornell3834]

Since we are new to this we can’t tell if they are Roos yet :/ any tips on how to tell?

 

[BlueBaby]

I agree with @Peppercorngal I think that they are most likely both boy's.

 

[Kcornell3834]

Now one of our black chickens is going after the orange one too. Just not as bad- possible I have three roosters ? The white and black one are ok together

 

[Kcornell3834]

The orange one just runs from him every time and comes to us! So weird

 

[BlueBaby]

The orange one just runs from him every time and comes to us! So weird

It could be the low boy on the totem-pole, and is looking to you for protection from the bullies.

 

[pennyJo1960]

You may have one of more cockerels there