Leisure105
In the Brooder
- Nov 28, 2015
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Finally can post and sorry for hijacking threads....the "start new thread" icon mysteriously showed up. Anyways..... My speckled Sussex molted in late August and then got the sniffles for about a month. In that time she stayed away from the group and started vocalizing different and also exhibited some rooster like behavior mostly chuckling when finding food. She recovered from her illness but still continued the odd behavior. Since then the rooster has taken a large dislike for her. He chases her away and often picks on her. They were free range in the summer and fall and she could avoid him but always roosted with the flock. Now they are shut in for the winter and I'm worried he will end up really hurting her. She's holding her own for now and no open wounds so far. He has done this before to another leghorn hen. That happened when she wouldn't leave the old roosters side when he was at his end. She was also sickly and not laying so I was considering culling her anyway. She would hide by the old guy when the young rooster would try to court herWhen we got rid of the old guy she had no protecter and the young rooster proceeded to pick on her terribly. I ended up culling her before things got out of hand but this hen that he is picking on now is otherwise healthy and my favourite to boot. Any thoughts? Do you think he will continue on and what could I do to stop him. He's an Americana