Separating to stop Pecking and Plucking

[cavemanrich]

1. As one hen is obviously the "odd girl out", I often see three bunched up and her off to the side, and she's the one that got the worst of it, any harm in taking her peepers off? She's not shown any aggression.
2. When I separate the domineering hen, should I put her in her own 4x8 run and coop- basically the old one they were in, or in the 3x4 wire dog kennel? I'm wondering if putting her in the old coop and run would be more "reward" than punishment. Or am I overthinking the psychology of a bird brain?

1, I would remove peepers on victim chicken.

2. Put into old coop, and run. You are trying to train and teach chickens ,,,, rather than punish. The separation is the teaching factor. If you did not have the old coop, then the cage would have been the route to take.

 

[aart]

I read an interesting article here, where someone separated the victim, but in sight of everyone, and left her for some time. She lost the victim demeanor, which seems to bring on attacks. And eventually moved back into the flock.

Here ya go:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-bully-chicken-victim-a-two-sided-issue.73923/

 

[JeffandLori]

Thank you, Cavemanrich. That is what I was looking for.

I'll pull the peepers of the victim tonight and move the aggressor into the separate coop/run tomorrow.