Hold off feeding for a short while in the morning. Make sure "she's" hungry then offer mealworms from your hand. Do the every day until she see's you as her food source my 2 SLW pullets were very wary of me to begin with now 2 months later I have them eating out of my hand and can pet them etc.
Small comb and wattle compared to the other BA I have. No signs of crowing from any of them. I'm just wondering if she is at the top of the pecking order and she wants me to know it. This evening before putting them to bed she did pretty much the same thing except she would peck my shoes. I thought I would try to get her attention and pushed her out of my way with my foot. She seemed to get more angry when I did that but after several times of doing that to her I think she got the idea. Then I started making her move for me all around the yard. After that she would not come near me. I hope she gets the idea that I am the Head chicken in the pecking order now. I'm curious to see how she behaves tomorrow morning!
Sorry you're having an issue with your BA. Is she bullying your other birds?
I have been hand feeding all of them with meal worms for weeks. She just started this a few days ago. I think I may (crossed my fingers) fixed the problem today by turning the tables on her. When she started pecking my shoes I started pushing her away with a little bit of force. After that she initially seemed to get even more angry but after 5 or 6 times of shoving her away she stopped. Then I chased her all around the yard so that now she won't come near me.
No she doesn't seem to bother the other three. Its just me she has a problem with.
Sorry you're having an issue with your BA. Is she bullying your other birds?
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