i posted the other week about a chicken that i thought wasn't very well but she got better
i got home from work today and realised another chicken wasn't acting her normal crazy self. after further inspection i noticed that she has been pecked very very bad to the point its gone through her skin so shes booked into the vets at 4:40. i am now wondering if thats why the other chicken is still a bit scared (i have checked her and no sign of pecking)
so do i get rid of the naughty chicken so it doesn't happen to the rest?
there is enough room for at least 7 chickens in my run, they have boredom pecking blocks and i even let them out to free range.
Pecking is always a tricky one I'm afraid. It could be that your hen wasn't too well anyway - the others can sense that and attack on occasions.
Or there was maybe a small injury with some blood (even a spot can do it) and the others have gone for it as they are attracted to blood and will peck it.
Sorry I don't have any advice to give but that is what happened to my Dot, the evil ones had pecked her head right down to the bone and the lovely vet had to staple the wound together.
Dot is fine now but very timid with the other hens and clingy to me.
I just make sure there are lots of places she can go to escape the bullies and now she has small food and water containers by her favourite perch so she can at least eat in peace now.
Poor little thing. I hope she gets sorted. When Lizzie was ill last week, Lottie was pecking her, and we divided the run into two, so that Lizzie was left in peace.
while i have been waiting to take her to the vets i took her back to the place i got her from and they said just put purple spray on and loads of it and see how she goes?? because in her self shes fine its just this injury.
im devastated, things like this makes me not want to keep chickens.
It can be upsetting I know when you see their instincts kick in - the main thing is to make sure they dont see blood - if they see blood they can be absolutely vicious. Could you separate her during the day if she's got an injury they can see (until it's healed) - one of mine has a sore vent with blood showing when I first got them and they literally wouldn't let her out of the house - I put her in a dog crate for a couple of days so they couldn't get at her until it was healed and things were ok then. How much room have they got? Is there anywhere she can get away from them if necessary.
Good luck at the vets
Julie
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I have 2 "new "girls in a seperate pen from my old girls. On Saturday I decided to let them free range together letting the new ones out first..Every thing was mostly fine except every so often one of the "old " girls (my dear sweet Poppy ) would go for both of them chasing and then pecking .So yesterday they FR seperately and everything was fine .The old girls did not like it one bit , locked up able to see the new ones running around...I will keep the seperation up as long as I have to .
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Hi, sorry to hear the trouble youve been having, in my first 6 months of keeping the girls I had 6 killed and 6 injured, I built a separate coop named hennies hospital but it still kept happening, in the end I separated the bad girls and renamed the hospital Cell block H. the 3 bad girls ended up as 1, rocky, i named her before I found out! she has been on her own for about a year now, coops are back to back with joining runs, so they can see eachother and I let them all freerange together, but even now the other girls are very wary of her. I think she is slightly psychotic? anyway as mentioned about, lots of purple spray and do what you think is right for the good of the team.
Mandy x live long and prosper ey ey ya yeye ey i killed my mother.... la la la la la la la lalala gringo http://mandysgarden.blogspot.com
These thing's do happen, usually they sort themselves out, but sometimes we have to intervene with some separation.
Essex Bird -
As you asked the question, that is a huge amount of loss. If you feel the culprit is 'psychotic', maybe you should consider re-homing. It is possible she has a problem, as in health rather than character. Although I hate saying this, if you felt she is not right and continuously causing death to your flock, you may think about seeing the Vet with her.
We had an instance once before where a Chicken was over the top with other birds. After the owner had tried every angle and with the wellbeing of other Hen's, she had to do the inevitable.
I guess if humans and many other creatures can have mental problems, so can Chickens?
Richard
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As you asked the question, that is a huge amount of loss. If you feel the culprit is 'psychotic', maybe you should consider re-homing. It is possible she has a problem, as in health rather than character. Although I hate saying this, if you felt she is not right and continuously causing death to your flock, you may think about seeing the Vet with her.
We had an instance once before where a Chicken was over the top with other birds. After the owner had tried every angle and with the wellbeing of other Hen's, she had to do the inevitable.
I guess if humans and many other creatures can have mental problems, so can Chickens?
Richard
Thanks Richard, I do feel she maybe bi polar or similar other than that extremely healthy! She has a good life and everything possible provided for her including freeranging, I just have to keep my eye on her! I couldn't possibly give her away incase she kills again and pts is not an option for me. I suppose if I were a farmer she would b the first in the pot!
Mandy x live long and prosper ey ey ya yeye ey i killed my mother.... la la la la la la la lalala gringo http://mandysgarden.blogspot.com
Becky I do hope she is okay now? I know how you feel when you say it makes you not want to have chickens but its some girls nature I am afraid thank goodness they are not all the same and you can enjoy the good girls
The Pink Ladies..Audrey,Ingrid-Bergman,Madeleline,Norma-Jean,Dora,Janice,Jo,Robyn,Chrissy and Joyce The Peds…Mork,Mindy,Bell,Saphire &
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) would go for both of them chasing and then pecking .So yesterday they FR seperately and everything was fine .The old girls did not like it one bit , locked up able to see the new ones running around...I will keep the seperation up as long as I have to .
