My Silkie Hen Keeps pecking me what should I do?!?

[Chickena]

So, my silkie hen is becoming more aggressive I’m new with chickens so I don’t know anything. My silkie hen keeps pecking me when I try to touch her. I don’t know what age she is I had her as a hen not a chick.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Is it a mean peck or one like a blind person's cane? Like a little tap? We had a silkie that pecked all the time, but we think she couldn't see well because it mostly seemed like she was just using her beak to see what was there

 

[Chickena]

Is it a mean peck or one like a blind person's cane? Like a little tap? We had a silkie that pecked all the time, but we think she couldn't see well because it mostly seemed like she was just using her beak to see what was there

It was like a mean and a light peck

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The light peck may not be meant as mean, is she pecking ypu all the time or just fir feeding or when her food is empty

 

[Chickena]

The light peck may not be meant as mean, is she pecking ypu all the time or just fir feeding or when her food is empty

There’s food and water for her, it’s just when I touch her she just looks at my hand as if she were going to attack

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Have you handled her a lot or are you just starting? She may not be used to the attention

 

[Chickena]

Have you handled her a lot or are you just starting? She may not be used to the attention

I’m just starting I think she is an adult I’ve tried to give her a lot of attention because she is mostly lonely but she still hates me

 

[JacinLarkwell]

She probably doesn't hate you, she might not know how to process the sudden attention if she wasn't handled much before.

 

[Chickena]

She probably doesn't hate you, she might not know how to process the sudden attention if she wasn't handled much before.

I saved her from a butcher’s shop...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Odds are then she wasn't a cherished pet before. Just give her time, maybe treats. Mine love dried crickets and superworms. When I'm handling new birds, I pick them up and hold them so that they feel safe and I'll listen to music and sing along. That way I spend plenty of time with them and they hear my voice as a constant among other voices. It takes a while, but it helps them get used to me.