Sunday, June 8, 2014

Re: [CHICKENS-101] "hen pecked"

 



Dawn, I have had situations like this when one hen was just plain brutalized by the others. There just didn't seem to be ANYthing I could do to get the rest of the flock to accept her and she wasn't even a new chicken. She had grown up in that flock. They just all decided that she needed to die, so they did everything they could to make that happen. Chickens can be SO stubborn. When they make their minds up about something, that  is usually the end of the conversation. I ended up re-homing that little hen. It broke my heart since she was the most beautiful and most sweet little girl. But short of getting rid of EVERYone else, re-homing her was my only option. Thankfully, she went to a home where she was the only chicken for a short while, then they added more chickens and SHE became the ruler of the roost.  I still miss her! She was such a good addition to my Modern Game line. Here's a shot of her.
Deb Buckler
 
 
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Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 12:50 PM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] "hen pecked"

 

I got my hens at the same time 2 years ago. There was never any pecking and didn't seem to be a real pecking order.Now I have one that has been getting picked on. She was sick and in the house for a few weeks this winter, She also suffered frostbite and lost some toes. When we put her back we realized that she was not being allowed to roost . I took down the preferred roost and left up one that was longer and accommodated all 6 of them. I thought that would solve the problem. I noticed her by herself a lot so I put her in a cage thinking her toes were still sore even though they seem healed. She wasn't eating and I noticed that she seemed to vomit when I held her. I did a internet search and concluded that her crop was prob impacted. I emptied it several times and gave her olive oil and massages! By the next day she seemed good. I had to be away for a night but when I got back she seems totally OK!   BUT when I put her back with the flock she was attacked! I put her in the main part of the barn with one other less aggressive hen. This hen still went after her but not too bad. Is there a way to get her back in the flock? If not what should I do? (no recipes please!) 

Thank you!

Dawn

Buffalo, NY


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