Just a week ago, we put the 24 6-8 week old babies outside, and everything seems to be going well except for one small problem: our beautiful Black Ameraucana hen is ruthlessly attacking the little ones.
We have them in a large dog cage to keep them safe from their much bigger flockmates, but we still have to let them out to get fresh air outside. The moment they're out, Boo (the Ameraucana) makes a beeline and attacks the nearest one. My poor babies are scared to death! I'm very well aware that there's undoubtedly going to be some picking since I've done this whole transition thing several times before, but what's going on in this particular situation is more severe than what I've so far witnessed. There's no way we're going to be able to rehome Boo, seeing as she's 1) a favorite of the family 2) expensive, and 3) gives us stunning blue eggs. Any suggestions on what I could possibly do to keep the peace? Thank you so much in advance!
~Alex
~Alex
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