My chicken is pecking me!

[mary506]

《~~ I have a 7 yr chicken. Not sure of the breed, but she dosen't lay eggs anymore as of this year and she seems down right hateful!!!! She bites me runs and jumps at me leaves bruises and draws blood some times. I have thumped her, I have tried holding her. I give her treats. And now that I have put her in the new much bigger coop with my 19 week old Australorps it's worse. Now she will now fight with them at all, she cower in the corner or goes in the house where they won't go.... I need help. Sorry to hi jack you post but I just joined and can't figure out how to post my own questions yet.

 

[mary506]

<~~~ These are my Australorps now 19 weeks old.

 

[CathyC]

Since she is 7 and this is a new behavior, she may not be well. If she has vision or hearing issues she may be more reactive.

 

[mary506]

She has always fluffed up and run at me her whole life. her site is good, She tracks bugs, and comes at me just fine. I have come to the point that she is just a crankie bird who is mad at me for taking her eggs all those years

 

[SunnyTango]

I'm dealing with a very pecky ISA brown at the moment. She's the leader of the pack and has become very pecky with me. Any additional tips would help a lot!

 

[skcg]

I'm having this problem too, my hens are just plain mean and make bloody spots on my legs whenever I go into the run, even when I give them treats, which I do every time. It's making me mad and I've started thumping them, I'm not seeing any solutions here and would love to figure out how to make them stop because it's no fun! They have a large run and lots to keep them busy and get treats daily.

 

[scrampsey21]

I'm new to raising chickens and I have 12 2 month old chickens. when my family and I bought our coop, the family we bought it from had a chicken they didn't want anymore. So we took her. She has been fine with our chicks, and the rest of my family, but she pecks at me every time I'm around her. Have I done something to upset her???

yeah i just got my second flock, they are about 7 weeks old and some are trying to get my fingers in thier mouth and one latched on with her beak. i know that with the last flock when i would give them seed, they would occationally peck me but not intentinally.

 

[pamonarch]

If you're jerking away when she pecks you, stop. I've found that chickens can become quite violent when they get a reaction from the human they're investigating, but it usually stops very quickly once the human starts ignoring pecking. If that doesn't work, I don't have any advice.

Good luck!

scoop her up quickly and hold her close to you...carry her around for a few minutes....gently put her down and if she does it again, repeat the process...it works after a few times she will stop pecking..it does .with my hen, anyway..lol

 

[tigger19687]

Mine pecked my shin the other day...... I think she was telling me that I should probably shave if I am going to wear shorts

 

[sharkerbaby]

I inadvertently invited my chickens to peck my feet... decided to buy some slip on crocs for use solely as muck shoes and frugally went for the cheapest pair I could find - that pair just so happens to be red - which we all know in chickenese means "must follow and peck!"