Please help, once lovely pullet being aggressi

[aart]

Can anyone just let me know if you’ve had any success with anything other than pecking and holding down? I’ll try the feather tugging next time too.

You have to think, and behave, like a chicken.
When they are showing dominance to a subordinate, they peck them.
If the sub does not back off they chase a bit and peck some more.
If they really want to show who's boss, they chase down, grab, and peck more seriously(beat the hell out of them).

 

[LaFleche]

Like I said it’s not every single time I’m near her, sometimes she comes and happily sits in my lap of her own accord. It’s like there is a tiny glitch in her tiny brain.

Some kind of Ms Jekill and Hyde I suppose.

 

[Lazygaze]

Some kind of Ms Jekill and Hyde I suppose.

Either that, or just a little sh*t

 

[Lazygaze]

You have to think, and behave, like a chicken.
When they are showing dominance to a subordinate, they peck them.
If the sub does not back off they chase a bit and peck some more.
If they really want to show who's boss, they chase down, grab, and peck more seriously(beat the hell out of them).

Ok, I’m going to be the dominant chicken. She went for my flipping SHOE just now so I immediately shut her out on her own. She looked a bit perturbed. I totally see what you mean @aart. I’ll let you know how I get on
it just amazes me because she is a total underdog (underchicken?) with my other chicken, the dominant one. My top chicken will peck her in the head when they’re eating and my bad-chicken will freeze and stand in submission as top chicken eats her fill it’s totally different to how she is with me. And top chicken is as gentle as anything with me.

 

[aart]

she is a total underdog (underchicken?) with my other chicken, the dominant one.

You only have 2 chickens?
(too lazy to scroll back)

 

[Lazygaze]

You only have 2 chickens?
(too lazy to scroll back)

I had three until very very recently (a few days) this was all going on before my other (disabled) chicken died though anyway.

 

[Lazygaze]

I had three until very very recently (a few days) this was all going on before my other (disabled) chicken died though anyway.

(I know 3 is the minimum you should have)

 

[aart]

(I know 3 is the minimum you should have)

Well, it helps when one dies.
The more birds in a flock, the more spread out the pecking order is.
..and maybe the less the human keepers are bought into the pecking order.

 

[Lazygaze]

Well, it helps when one dies.
The more birds in a flock, the more spread out the pecking order is.
..and maybe the less the human keepers are bought into the pecking order.

I’m sure you’re right about that. They think I’m a giant chicken don’t they