Strange behavior

[Chickie Baby]

My Lucy is acting very strange. When I got her the breeder told me she was a pullet, just an accidental cross breed of silkie/barred rock. She's been extremely aggressive to the hens lately. Grabbing them in the neck or back and pulling feathers. This morning she actually grabbed one of my Easter eggers on the back and mounted her. Then the standoff happened with my rooster. Hackle feathers came up on both and they bumped a little then Lucy backed down.

Is my Lucy a Louis by chance? I sure hope not.

I got a small pullet egg the other day and she would be by only pullet old enough to lay. I have 3 hens laying, so I got really excited about the small egg hoping it was Lucy's.

Thoughts? Could this just be her hormones raging as a beginner layer or BOY?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

How old?

 

[Chickie Baby]

Not exact, but at least 5 months

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Not exact, but at least 5 months

Then she might be a he. But, hens can act dominant, aggressive and bossy, especially if there is no roo around.

 

[Chickie Baby]

I do have a rooster (older than Lucy), but he's just now starting to act dominant. No crowing, just odd sounds. Getting his voice. He trying his luck with one of the older hens, not being accepted yet.

 

[aart]

Sounds like rooster behavior to me, they can be more aggressive when there's more than one of them.

I just had to cull 2 junior roosters (15&17wks) because 2 were starting to grab pullet necks relentlessly, the dominant keeper roo ramped down his attempts significantly after removing his 2 competitors from that coop.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Can you get some better pictures of Lucy's tail and saddle feathers - and maybe more of an outright side view? Also, is there rusty/brown feathering on the wings as it appears in the top photo?

 

[Chickie Baby]

Here is a couple more pics of her side and she does have rust coming in the wings. These colors have literally come in the last 10 days.

 

[Chickie Baby]

Sounds like rooster behavior to me, they can be more aggressive when there's more than one of them.

I just had to cull 2 junior roosters (15&17wks) because 2 were starting to grab pullet necks relentlessly, the dominant keeper roo ramped down his attempts significantly after removing his 2 competitors from that coop.

I sure hope I don't have to cull this one.

 

[lularat]

Looks like a rooster to me? But could be wrong.