MEAN LITTLE HEN - CHANGING BAD BEHAVIOUR

[chickypets]

I NEED A CHICKEN WHISPERER!
i HAVE 3 HENS
ONE 18MONTH OLD HEN WHO REARED TWO CHICKS 'YELLOW" AND "BROWN" NOW 9 MONTHS OLD

"YELLOW" WAS THE CHICK WHO WAS MY DAUGHTERS FAVOURITE AND WAS HANDLED A LOT WHEN YOUNG. SHE SPENT TIME INSIDE HAVING LOTS OF PATS AND WATCHING TV ETC - WAS A LOVELY CHICK. OTHER CHICK "BROWN" STAYED A LOT WITH MOTHER HEN AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CATCH DIDNT REALLY WANT TO BE PICKED UP.

YELLOW HAS BEEN TRYING TO SHOW DOMINANCE OVER BROWN AND MOTHER HEN - TRYING TO GET HIGHER IN THE PECKING ORDER? "BROWN" LAYS AND YELLOW DOESNT - BUT SHE IS DEFINITELY A HEN! (THEY WERE POL IN AUTUMN SO MAY HAVE TO WAIT FOR SUMMER)

SEEMS TO TAKE HER FRUSTRATION OUT ON ME AND WILL RUN OVER AND PECK AT MY LEGS, TOES, SHOES, ARMS, FINGERS ETC AS SOON AS i OPEN THE RUN FOR THEM TO FREE RANGE OUTSIDE. SHE WILL PUPOSEFULLY RUN AND ATTACK ME - PUFFED UP NECK FEATHERS (SAME AS WHEN SHE CHALLENGES THE OTHER HENS). SHE CHOOSES TO CHALLENGE ME EVERYDAY.

SICK OF THIS BEHAVIOUR AS A NUMBER OF TIMES SHE HAS DRAWN BLOOD AND MY DAUGHTER IS NOW SCARED OF HER.

HOW CAN I CHANGE THIS BAD BEHAVIOUR??? THE OTHER HENS ARE VERY PLACID.

 

[devora]

Why are you shouting?

 

[theoldchick]

I want to see a picture of this aggressive hen to determine exactly what sex she/he is. Really doesn't matter now that the bird has drawn blood on a child. Time to cull this bird.