Nervous chicken

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oscar chicken

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Hi I have a question, something got into my girls run and attacked and killed 1 of them. Since then we have fixed anything and everything so nothing can get in but 1 of my girls has stopped laying and is very nervous, she has always been very lovey dovey , now she runs from me. When I do pick her up she is fine very sweet. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks so much
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about the chick you lost. When something happens that really scares or upsets the chickens they can take a long time to get back to normal. I would just try to make friends with her again, use treats to get her to come to you, sit on the ground at her level, try not to chase her or do anything that scares her more etc. Stress like an attack can also make them stop laying and throw them into a molt, so it may be a while before she starts laying again.
 
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Sounds normal to me, hade the same problems before
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Lock um up tight the predators are watching
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Thanks so much, I thought the same thing, I am being super gentle with her, we just got 3 new chicks, we are raising them inside till they are big enough to go in with my 2 big girls, question if my nervous girl is still off will the new ones start acting like her?
 
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Yes, it does take time. And as Kelsie has mentioned, it will help to sit with them in the run quietly everyday, letting them know it is ok to let their feathers down again. Don't move fast around them and just give them some time.

Good luck with all your babies and enjoy BYC!
 
oscar chicken said:
Thanks so much, I thought the same thing, I am being super gentle with her, we just got 3 new chicks, we are raising them inside till they are big enough to go in with my 2 big girls, question if my nervous girl is still off will the new ones start acting like her?
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Generally birds follow the flock leader. So what ever she/he is doing, that is most likely how the new birds will act. :-)
 

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