mean hen w/new roo

[Happy Camper]

I have a very mean English hen. She is about 1 yr old. She was the alpha amongst everyone else... ducks; younger hens; turkeys etc...
She has never layed and is bossy and mean. I introduced a young roo and she kept him far appart from the rest of them.
I decided to separate them and put the roo and the rest of the hens (but her) in another area. This week he began singing and mating w his ladies. I decided to reintroduce Mean Hen to them.
I thought he was going to kill her... at first I thought he was just mating but he barely lets her move and keeps her under him as he walks over her almost dragging her.
She fought him a couple times w no luck.
This is her first night together and he is not letting her roost w them.
Can he kill her if she keeps fighting him? Should I separate them or let them be? He is twice as big as him.

 

[sourland]

Yes he can and very well may kill her unlesss you separate them. He hasn't forgotten and most likely will not forget her attempts at dominance.

 

[Happy Camper]

:/
she is a trouble maker but I definitely don't want her killed... maybe she can go back w the other birds who don't mind her being so dominant... thanks!

 

[donrae]

Can you post a pic of her?

 

[Happy Camper]

I'd post a pic but she's no more... this izs what happened. I decided to leave her there and she survived the night the foo left her alone and she even layer an egg!
A couple days later she escaped the coup and my dogs injured her badly so I had to coup her cause I did not want her to have a slow death...
She was mean but tasted really sweet...