Pullet nasty to chicks

[Mother of Chaos]

I have a bit of a soap opera going on in my yard, lol.

*DUN DUN DUN

Two Pullets, two cockerels (or was it 3) . . . . were the girls being faithful or did the RIR leave a parting gift before he was rehomed . .

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK

“Why is that chick feathered red, when the daddies aren’t?! Inquiring minds want to know!!”

The red-headed stepchild is now a feature in the chicken coop.

 

[redinator]

“Why is that chick feathered red, when the daddies aren’t?! Inquiring minds want to know!!”

The red-headed stepchild is now a feature in the chicken coop.

I'm actually dying laughing . . .

The punchline? I'm a redhead

 

[redinator]

Well, they're integrated.

When I separated the troublesome pullet before I'd put her in the side yard away from the flock, which didn't seem to work like I'd hoped. This time I put her in this: https://www.chewy.com/coziwow-collapsible-small-pet-hutch/dp/579726 in the same yard.

I penned her with food and water and let her stew a bit during the day. She was "clucking mad" but there wasn't much she could do about but peck at chicks that came too close. After about an hour she settled down. The second day, yesterday, I decided to let the chicks out while she was loose and see if her attitude had changed. It only changed marginally, but since most of the chicks had figured out she's trouble (with her trying to get at them through the mesh) the majority manage to avoid her.

Thanks again to everyone for helping me get this figured out. She's actually a pretty nice chicken, as far as RIR go, lol.