Momma hen attacking her chicks

[jktowey]

Our mother hen is now beginning to attack her chicks (5-6 weeks old). Enough that one of them is now bleeding on his neck. I have Momma and the other hens free ranging away from the chicks right now, but at night they all sleep in the same coop. How do I keep the hen from further injuring the chicks?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

You will have to put up a separation pen for them. She's trying to wean them. A few weeks not following her should help them adjust and maybe mom might calm down after a break.