what did my hen just do!!!

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gabreal16

gabreal16

In the Brooder
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Jun 22, 2013
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i had my hen with her diddles in a different pen than the rest of the flock, and i decided to let them out to free range with the flock and something i have never heard of happened. a pullet, that is less than a year old, came up to the older hen, flogged her and started clucking. so now the older hen left and the pullet is now taking over the diddles. has anyone had this happen or even heard of it before. i mean we raised the pullet from an egg early this summer why would she even do this? i mean the older hen hasn't even looked at or checked on the diddles since this occurred.
 
ya in the part of tennessee i live in everyone calls baby chicks diddles. but any way it just amazed how young the hen that took over was i mean she will fluff out at night and let them go under just like the older one did. she even clucks and protects them from the older aggressive hens. i will try to post a picture tomorrow evening to let you see how young this hen really is.
 
gabreal16 said:
ya in the part of tennessee i live in everyone calls baby chicks diddles. but any way it just amazed how young the hen that took over was i mean she will fluff out at night and let them go under just like the older one did. she even clucks and protects them from the older aggressive hens. i will try to post a picture tomorrow evening to let you see how young this hen really is.
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