Tiny the Terrorist Attack Hen! Will She Become a Suicide Flogger?

[speckledhen]

Coward.

 

[sumi]

OMG, you're kidding! She was was bad enough without hormones messing with her head.

Are you going to let her hatch eggs? She's going to be one protective Mama....

 

[speckledhen]

No WAY she's getting eggs! This morning clinched that decision for us. She was actually dangerous-not being facetious here. She was flaring up and screaming. DH reached down and she pecked him and he grabbed her and cuddled her and she calmed down and hid her face, as she always does. The trouble came when he tried to put her down. She grabbed his shirt at the chest and held on. When he put her down quickly and jumped back, she came at him with intent, spurs flying, a full on attack. I'd feel sorry for a timber wolf trying to get near her right now, I swear!

This is seriously dangerous because you have to watch your face and know where she is at all times. I just went into the coop and she was on the bar in front of the nests, having been shoved out by one of the big Barred Rock hens. She glared at me, fluffed out like a cobra, screamed and turned to face me like she was going to lauch herself at me. I saw more in her eyes than I wanted to and grabbed the poop rake right next to me in the front corner of the coop. This is not normal broody behavior and honestly, what I dreaded from her.

 

[annewandering]

My mom had a rooster who was like that with me. He HATED my guts and I was just a toddler. Get rid of it.

 

[speckledhen]

If she was a rooster, she'd have been in a stew pot two years ago, but after keeping her alive, realizing at three days old that she had issues with her eyesight, babying her, etc, DH became very fond of her. She is mostly sweet (except at night after roost time), a good layer and we were hoping she'd never go broody.

She may end up culling herself if she hit someone in the face and is grabbed by her scrawny neck again. She's come close so many times then been run off by June or Panda defending one of us.

 

[sumi]

Are you going to try and break her, Cyn? It sounds like she finally lost her mind. Heavens... And you're right, she is dangerous. She can cause serious injury if she gets to your face or any exposed skin. I got pecked clean through my lower lip by a roo once. And it wasn't even an aggressive peck!

 

[speckledhen]

She was dunked in a bucket of cold water twice today and thrown off the nest three times. Will continue to try to make her snap out of it.

 

[sumi]

Have you got a wire bottom cage to put her in? I hear that method works well and bonus, it will keep her confined and you guys safe for a few days.

 

[theoldchick]

No WAY she's getting eggs! This morning clinched that decision for us. She was actually dangerous-not being facetious here. She was flaring up and screaming. DH reached down and she pecked him and he grabbed her and cuddled her and she calmed down and hid her face, as she always does. The trouble came when he tried to put her down. She grabbed his shirt at the chest and held on. When he put her down quickly and jumped back, she came at him with intent, spurs flying, a full on attack. I'd feel sorry for a timber wolf trying to get near her right now, I swear!

This is seriously dangerous because you have to watch your face and know where she is at all times. I just went into the coop and she was on the bar in front of the nests, having been shoved out by one of the big Barred Rock hens. She glared at me, fluffed out like a cobra, screamed and turned to face me like she was going to lauch herself at me. I saw more in her eyes than I wanted to and grabbed the poop rake right next to me in the front corner of the coop. This is not normal broody behavior and honestly, what I dreaded from her.

Wow! She's acting like a rooster!

 

[Cetawin]

Tiny The Terrorist is WORSE than ever...she is Broody, Hormonal and totally insane! I attempted pictures and was nearly killed....hahaha. note there is NOTHING near her and still psycho. She growls snarls screeches flairs paws the ground like a demented bull and tries to charge all at the same time. There is video to come I personally was saved by Isaac.