Hi folks,
New user here! Hope this question hasn't been addressed before. I am relatively new to keeping chickens. I have 3 hens in my back garden that I got about a month ago. In the last 2 weeks, on hen in particular has become quite aggressive with the other 2. She may be on one side of the pen and all of a sudden she will make a charge at one of the others and jump on them, flapping madly and sometimes a little pecking happens aswell. She then goes back to happily pecking away at the ground minding her own business. I see this at least twice a day.
I am worried about this behaviour, as one of the other hens has now developed a limp and is considerably slower than the other 2. Im afraid this might have been caused by the bullying hen. The hen that is limping is fine otherwise. Not in any visible pain, and not off her food and can climb in and out of the coop, although a little slower than the rest!
Is the charging and pecking a normal behaviour, or something that will become more problematic as time goes on if it isn't addressed?
Cheers,
Rory
New user here! Hope this question hasn't been addressed before. I am relatively new to keeping chickens. I have 3 hens in my back garden that I got about a month ago. In the last 2 weeks, on hen in particular has become quite aggressive with the other 2. She may be on one side of the pen and all of a sudden she will make a charge at one of the others and jump on them, flapping madly and sometimes a little pecking happens aswell. She then goes back to happily pecking away at the ground minding her own business. I see this at least twice a day.
I am worried about this behaviour, as one of the other hens has now developed a limp and is considerably slower than the other 2. Im afraid this might have been caused by the bullying hen. The hen that is limping is fine otherwise. Not in any visible pain, and not off her food and can climb in and out of the coop, although a little slower than the rest!

Is the charging and pecking a normal behaviour, or something that will become more problematic as time goes on if it isn't addressed?
Cheers,
Rory