Brianbj Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 my hens are constantly picking and chasing one individual all of the time quite stressing her out .I have no where to remove her to does anyone have the same problem and a possible solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I would make sure she has places to escape, give them lots of things to distract them, I have new girls at the moment and as soon as I spot any inappropriate behaviour I hang a sweet corn or something of the like to give them something else to think about. Make sure you have enough feeders too so she can eat in peace. Does she have new feathers coming through? Any blood drawn? How many hens do you have sharing how big a space? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I haven't had severe bullying problem before so I am not talking from experience. but try the following Beak bits Anti pecking spray Free ranging Get a strong rooster Put that hen in a small cage in the coop with food and water for a month or two Get Wright feeder so the hens spend long time pecking at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Two feeders and drinkers go a long way to resolving the problem Brianbj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianbj Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks for all your replies have now moved her to a dog cage and she's much happier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 The problem I found when removing a picked on hen (or a poorly one) actually made bullying worse when putting the hen back in with the flock. If I did have to separate, I either put a cage in the run, or put it where the others could still see the hen. I had bullying for a long long time - I moved the items (feeders, drinkers, dust bath, perches etc) around once a week, pecking blocks were constantly replenished - and thankfully I found the problem fixed itself. Also pecking sprays didn't work for me - stockholm tar was the way to go which I painted on a hen with an old paintbrush (less messy). Good luck! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I agree, taking out the hen that is picked on just means when you put her back she is back in the same position, if you need to remove any I would take out the top hen and her second in command and keep them together, this will knock their confidence if that's not an option then take another lower ranking hen and put her in with the picked on one so when you put them back In there are two together, safety in numbers and all that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
