Murderous Hen?!

[ChickenMomma21]

You could read the scene quite differently as well:
Her flockmate feeling ill and vulnerable and she trying to protect and comfort her during her passing.

I am sorry you lost your favourite hen.

Thank you

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I have a broody that's a lot like your's. She's constantly broody and broody jail only stops her for a few weeks (if that). I'm slightly wondering if your hen is doing what mine is doing... She mounting the other hens as though she was a rooster. When she gets on them, her wings are spread out over the other hen just like a rooster does when he's mounting a hen. Is it possible that your broody is just mounting your other hens like mine is? (I have not seen my hen injuring or killing any of my other hens by mounting them, though she easily could have drowned one of my hens had I not been there while the other hen was drinking in a water pan.) If so, this is a hormonal issue, not her being murderous.

 

[ChickenMomma21]

I have a broody that's a lot like your's. She's constantly broody and broody jail only stops her for a few weeks (if that). I'm slightly wondering if your hen is doing what mine is doing... She mounting the other hens as though she was a rooster. When she gets on them, her wings are spread out over the other hen just like a rooster does when he's mounting a hen. Is it possible that your broody is just mounting your other hens like mine is? (I have not seen my hen injuring or killing any of my other hens by mounting them, though she easily could have drowned one of my hens had I not been there while the other hen was drinking in a water pan.) If so, this is a hormonal issue, not her being murderous.

That is very interesting I didn't know they did that!! She's very hormonal and broody all the time but I never saw her mount another hen before only the pinning down incidents that I mentioned. Maybe that is what she was doing? The hen who passes was never bullied or picked on by her before but this other one that's being pinned was unfortunately the bottom of the pecking order (I only had 3 hens). Now I'm trying to make them get along as it's just the two.