Molting & Aggression

[Chickassan]

Just as long as everybody can see her and she can see everybody. It helps if they can vocalize back and forth too.
The main thing is she remains part of the flock even if they're not being very nice.
If she becomes a stranger to them, things get uglier than the molt situation.

Thanks chickassan, it seems they won't let her eat. They keep chasing and attacking her, no blood yet but I chase them away. When they are sitting on the roost they will peck at her. I get nervous and take her out. At night I have been leaving her in the coop and the other 5 in the indoor run. There are windows and she can see them from her roost.

 

[grandpas barn]

OK thanks chickassan what I will do is replace the door to the coop with lattice so they can all interact during the day as well. During the day I have to let them into the coop to lay their eggs and Hazel that's her name gets the indoor run.

 

[azygous]

If this little girl is slow in getting her new feathers, she will need the others for warmth at night. Squeezing in between two other chickens is how a bald chicken keeps warm.

Her victim issue may be from her high strung nerves from molting and it would be temporary. However, a chicken who is forced into the role of a victim may adopt that role as permanent if it is allowed to go on too long and she's of a timid temperament.

You may need to intervene, especially if she doesn't have the assertiveness to get to the feeder. The weaker a chicken becomes from hunger, the less she's able to muster the energy to stand up for herself. This is why I wrote this article, which you might find useful. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-bully-chicken-victim-a-two-sided-issue.73923/

 

[grandpas barn]

Thanks I will read the article. I am making sure she is eating, maybe there is something else I can do to help her.