Stop Bullying UPDATE - Mean Alpha Hen in Chicken Quarantine 

Proverbs 12:10 "A righteous man regards the life of his animal." It is refreshing to hear of another person who doesn't just dismiss problems like pecking order as "that's just nature" and let animals suffer without lifting a finger. God made these creatures as a gift and delight in addition to being beneficial to us humans, but He also told us to TAKE CARE OF THEM and I believe that includes refereeing when necessary. Thank you for posting.

"I won't buy myself new underwear, but I'll drop $40 on stupid chickens." 🤣🤣 Same!

I’m a firm believer the naughty crate should away from the other chickens to give it full effect. She will be so grateful to be back with her friends she will shape up. But like this it’s confusing to her. She’s trapped … but still visiting…

I believe this is a very late post but I just found this. Maybe it will help someone. My silver laced Wyandotte became a bully to my EE. It went from just a peck or two and became biting down and vicious attacks. Finally I pulled her out for the day out of sight from the girls. When I put her back I sat her down and held her head down to the ground for about 20 seconds. This tells her and the others I am the alpha. When I let her go the others attacked her and the fighting stopped. It was like they realized they didn't have to put up with her bullying. Now my golden is the lead dog and things are quiet.

She looks like she has friends the few hanging around her: very cute chickens.

I love your videos!!

I love your videos you're so real. I am one of the weird people that watched all the way to the end. Lol

It may take longer ... keep us informed. I have a bunch of mean girls!! Different ages. I have Older girls(2) , about 25 weeks(8) & 18 weeks (10) we just inter grated them all together. I also have 1 rooster. They are at day 5 and it’s getting better May leave them in pen until weekend just watching closely!! The freedom to roam the big back yard!! Hoping for success!!

Hi there Hope Kelly learn her lesson not to bully, but couple days did not seem to be long enough, most put them in Quarantine for 5 to 7 days, but i guess every chicken is different, Great to see how you love them, very lucky chickens for sure & have to say i know how you feel about them, i have 4, my g son named them, Lucky, tiny, chunky, & spot lol, i started with Lucky. my G son found him in the woods behind the house, brought him home, But the funny thing he told me about this chicken 2 weeks before he caught him, about this wild chicken & of course i never payed much attention, So now finding out who owned her i figured would be no problem, living in a small town of little over 2000 population, But nobody seem to own her, & knowing only couple people that had chickens here, never lost her, so thinking how she surived alone in the wild with fox"s weasels & minks, i said i would keep her,& named her Lucky, i think that was in oct, Then i said well i might as well look for couple more to keep her company of course lol so i got 3 more about 2 months ago. But i am no stranger to chickens my mom always raised chickens & i raised them myself back a few yrs ago also, But here in Canada our winters can be cruel with tempt dropping -20 & 30 & with wind dropping to -40, so i do keep a heat lamp during those exstreme temp, but has long their are no draft get at them they are fine & wrap their roost covered with cloth, about 3 feet of snow in their yard now so going to be awhile before they get to go outside for sure, But has long they are kept clean, warm & lots of food & water, they are happy lol

I to have a bully, big white , she's past mean 😒 I got soft and let her out after 5 days and she got worse . She now separated for good, she also one of my good layers .

RU-vid Algo recommended this vid, scary thing is not only do I keep chickens - I have that same coop..., Going through same issue (Big Brother Conspiracy) - in the process of integrating my pullets, while my Silver Wyandotte is trying to brutally attack them (had one bleeding not long ago) with missing feathers on her back. Had to separate them for now. Have Gold and Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Columbian Rock Cross, and 2 Bard Rocks. My pullets are still some 4-5 weeks away from ready to lay but were ready for the weather here. Ended up utilizing the coop in way the pullets can use the bottom half and the hens can get in via side door (relocated the ramp) then separated the yard they are in so they have their own sides, entrances, etc.. I know my neighbors have been enjoying free eggs for a few years now, I get too many for my household alone :) Wyandotte's are more a cold hardy bird. They can handle a little heat, but they overheat easily. nothing some shade and refrigerated watermelon cannot cure :)

The hen in the foreground in 8:05 needs a saddle . . . same hen inside the cage at 31:10. Even though her injuries were not produced by a rooster, they need to be covered, so as not to attract further injury by the other hens or the bullying hen.

I thought i am the only one to separate my chickens up with different segments... mine had the same issue too!

Yes if There is one hen that is meen all the time,it has to be removed.

Just a question. We brought 8 little chicks and as they got older, 4 were hens and 4 were roosters. We traded 3 roosters with our neighbor for 3 easter eggers, 3 months ago. They are only a few weeks younger than the Rhode Island Red chickens. The rooster does ok with them, but the hens still run them away from things such as snacks and food. Especially our smallest red hen. All the red hens started laying but the Easter eggers have not yet. They all go in the hen house together to sleep but it’s always stressful for them and me till they settle down. I personally make sure they have food and snacks even if I have to stand in the way. Several waters and feeders. But they still run them away. Question is will they ever integrate with the others, or do I need to get them there own house? I love all my chickens but I don’t like seeing the little ones picked on. No blood, they just run them away. Thank you.

How do you keep your birds from flying over the fence, and how do you keep them safe from predators ?

Stop bullying yang

I trained my rooster and now he’s the sweetest boy but I did it for like an hour or two.. not two days!

I just became a chicken shepherd.. I have a bunch a little chicks, one of them had as scab on her back.. all the others are attracted to it.. I guess I will just sort of quarantine her and let her heal up.

A rooster's job is to keep order in the flock, and be the 'watchdog'.

Hey there. I have 6wk old chicks 2 leghorns, 1 Americana, 1 Plymouth rock all 4 of them hens and 1 barred Plymouth rock rooster. My rooster has all his ladies in order except 1 leghorn she beats him and sometimes the others but mostly him to the point he has bloody pecks on his legs and feet. She will be sitting there doing nothing and out of nowhere just start beating the hell out of the rooster. How do I stop this behavior I have intervened at times and picked her up during her fits of rage and she calms down immediately and wants to cuddle. I can't watch them every second to intervene what can I do about it?

Sounds like you spend a lot of time with your chickens

What is that blue square at the end of the yard? I think it is a green .

Do you give them leftovers and so on?they love that😉

How did things turn out with everyone.. How are they in the order now?

Would that work with a roster that won't stop attacking one of the hens?

I’m trying to get my little flock of 3 back together again. They are 7 month old pullets. 1 bantam frizzle, 2 sex links. All laying. My frizzle got attacked horribly by a hawk right in front of me. She’s healed and i introduced her slowly leaving her in a crate. The lead hen will not accept her back and keeps attacking her as viciously as the hawk so now i have her in a crate (night and day, no free time) It has been over a week and every time i try to release her she goes right for my frizzle. All the birds are completely submissive to me and i can carry them around, bath them etc. i don’t know what to do. I’m just going to keep them separated but I feel terrible leaving her in that crate and will not be able to build a 2nd pen until spring. Any suggestions are welcome 🙏

I got the same problem, our current flock of 3 won’t accept the 2 newbies. I also am considering a ‘naughty crate’.

I have two three year hens and two 20+ week old pullets. I've had them now for approx. six weeks and the hens bully the pullets. Do you think I could separate both hens into one cage like the size you have in order to stop their bullying? Two hens in one cage a good idea?

Do you use the tire for a bathing spot?

I locked up a bully but when I let her out she was worse than before. 🙈

If they dont have a lot of space,they can have problems,ore if they are bored.they need to find gras,and bugs so if they have things to so,then There will not be so many problems.

I litteraly am not joking I have everyone breed of these chickens

It's still the same. Nothing has changed after putting him in and out of the cage

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Need to talk louder.