My rooster is prejudiced. Help!

[aart]

It is rather impossible for her to submit to him

Does she let him mate her?

 

[gointothebirdsfarm]

Does she let him mate her?

Ooooh I think I get what you are trying to say. He never has mated her because everytime she even dares to come close to him he chases her away. Do you think that at first he was trying to mate her, and she wouldn't let him, so now he is frustrated and doesn't consider her a part of the flock?

 

[aart]

Ooooh I think I get what you are trying to say. He never has mated her because everytime she even dares to come close to him he chases her away. Do you think that at first he was trying to mate her, and she wouldn't let him, so now he is frustrated and doesn't consider her a part of the flock?

Either she won't accept him and he keeps trying,
or there may be something wrong with her.
Have seen a cock try to drum a weird acting hen out of the flock,
but if that were the case I doubt he'd let her roost next to him.
Is he keeping her from eating, drinking, or resting?

 

[gointothebirdsfarm]

He is not keeping her from resting. However he will not let her near the feed when he is around. Thankfully they are free range, so once he moves off to other territory she can eat. Or I will make sure she gets food while I guard her, or after the others go in for the night. Otherwise she is completely banned from eating with the others.

 

[ShannonR]

I see a few possibilities:
1. Does this hen lay eggs? Is it REALLY a hen? If so, is there a hormonal imbalance of some kind going on?
2. Is there something wrong with the hen, is she sick or have a disability?
3. Is this hen a vastly different breed or type than your other chickens? For instance, sometimes chickens with crests can be picked on within a flock where other members do not have a crest

 

[gointothebirdsfarm]

You know I wondered the same thing about whether she was really a hen. She looks like one, and goes in the nests, although I'm not sure if she lays eggs or not. Could it be possible he senses that she is not altogether a hen, and considers her a challenge?

 

[gointothebirdsfarm]

She is not sick, and looks like my other hens.

 

[aart]

He is not keeping her from resting. However he will not let her near the feed when he is around. Thankfully they are free range, so once he moves off to other territory she can eat. Or I will make sure she gets food while I guard her, or after the others go in for the night. Otherwise she is completely banned from eating with the others.

Might try multiple feeders and waterers, some kinda behind line of sight cover.
Since the bird is new to flock hopefully she finds her balance soon.