Space Chick Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Grace has now snapped out of her broodiness, but Peri is still broody. When I have forced Peri off the nest and into the run with her sisters, a few of them have chased and pecked her. Nothing too nasty, but certainly unusual. Is this normal, have others had this experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 No, I didn't find this with Blossom as she's top chook anyway, despite her diminutive size...small chook, big attitude Buffie came out of the Bufflings run & made sure she had the first cross word with everyone just in case they planned to have a go at her....stroppy little minx, all is peaceful now though (except Snowdrop & her dislike of every chook smaller or younger than herself ) I hope they sort themselves out quickly Debs..had a watch of your webcam this afternoon as you were leaving the run...insistent little birdies aren't they...your side of the fence is so much better than theirs Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajayb Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hi, I've had three of mine go broody over the last few months and they always get a negative reaction from the other girls when I remove them from the nest box for some exercise. I assumed they were just letting her know they didn't like the nest box being monopolised! We have had a lot of inventive egg-laying locations over this time, so they clearly do feel excluded when the broody is in residence (even though they frequently share the nest box with a non broody chum ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Actually, reading Ajayb's post, Buffie did get heckled & pecked when she was on her "comfort breaks", I'd forgotten that , maybe that's why she came out fighting when she'd finished raising the babies Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
