My crazy hen!

taran

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Hi All, my leghorn Bantam used to give me blue eggs every other day... She stopped laying eggs two months ago and her strange behaviours... She is pecking my other hens wildly, picking their features and eat them! Eat their eggs, running around and make wired noises, she looks healthy and strong. She is only 14 months old and pretty. So i dont want to put her on the table! :(
She gets enough food and protein like my other hens, i locked her up at the moment, she is isolated for last couple of weeks and still no sign of egg, i thought she is eating her own eggs, but i have been watching her closely and she definitely has not laid a single egg! My hens feathers are growing back slowly .. Im not gonna put her with them again soon.
Any explanation? Any ideas?
 
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Wow, she is exhibiting 'honest to goodness' crazy behavior. Are your hens getting layer feed? I think possibly she has some nutritional deficiency - the feather eating is usually because of not enough protein. But it sounds like you are giving her that. I'm guessing she eats well, drinks well, poos okay. Maybe you could post the details in the chicken behaviors thread.
 
Greetings from Kansas, taran, and
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! Pleased to have you with us! I'm not sure why your hen is acting that way. If she has the proper nutrition but is still being a bully to the others??? Maybe a rooster would help to knock her her dominance behavior down a notch - I don't know. Good luck to you.
 
Welcome to BYC!!!
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Glad to have you aboard!!
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thanks everyone for warm welcome! my husband also think she has hormonal problems and turning into a rooster! :D
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I noticed that she-he is not eating her layer pallet, just interested in her treats . i fear if I stop giving her treats, she will starve herself
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