Hey there....
So Ive had some old(er) turkeys that seemed to of "lost their minds" after a few years, and didn't think much of it. Well, now I'm wondering?? Do birds kind of go 'bat-crazy' when they are old?
I have 3 chickens who are about 6 1/2 years old. They came from the same flock. They seemed to of all turned on one another. Actually the weak one seems to be in charge now, only its relentless, she actually got to the biggest bird, pecked at her so much, she had no feathers left on her head, and she was also bleeding. I had to separate the 2 from that one, and now the (former weak one) is after the other chicken.
Now I should say, a few weeks ago, we did get a stray chicken (that no one in my neighborhood claimed), I did try to introduce them (after they were in separate spaces for a couple weeks, no one is sick), and that didn't go well. It was only for a few minutes, and they had a portable cage between them. Once I realized after a couple times that it was not going to work, we have left the stray in our former turkey coop. So she's solo.
The other ones seemed to of started this rage with one another after that. I have had 2 turkeys, after about 3 years (egg layers) that just went crazy on us. They were always pleasant and didn't mind us, but then just started to attack people or other birds. I also have a duck that is the same age as these chickens. She is ornery too, nice to us, but she hates EVERY OTHER BIRD (except her friend). But these chicken(s) are just MEAN. I am seriously thinking of buying a kill cone and just being done with them. I can't let them live like this, its not fair, and plus its a huge pain!
So Ive had some old(er) turkeys that seemed to of "lost their minds" after a few years, and didn't think much of it. Well, now I'm wondering?? Do birds kind of go 'bat-crazy' when they are old?
I have 3 chickens who are about 6 1/2 years old. They came from the same flock. They seemed to of all turned on one another. Actually the weak one seems to be in charge now, only its relentless, she actually got to the biggest bird, pecked at her so much, she had no feathers left on her head, and she was also bleeding. I had to separate the 2 from that one, and now the (former weak one) is after the other chicken.
Now I should say, a few weeks ago, we did get a stray chicken (that no one in my neighborhood claimed), I did try to introduce them (after they were in separate spaces for a couple weeks, no one is sick), and that didn't go well. It was only for a few minutes, and they had a portable cage between them. Once I realized after a couple times that it was not going to work, we have left the stray in our former turkey coop. So she's solo.
The other ones seemed to of started this rage with one another after that. I have had 2 turkeys, after about 3 years (egg layers) that just went crazy on us. They were always pleasant and didn't mind us, but then just started to attack people or other birds. I also have a duck that is the same age as these chickens. She is ornery too, nice to us, but she hates EVERY OTHER BIRD (except her friend). But these chicken(s) are just MEAN. I am seriously thinking of buying a kill cone and just being done with them. I can't let them live like this, its not fair, and plus its a huge pain!
