The fact is… things happen on a farmstead! There are dynamics between animals that are hard to explain at times. The goal of this Vid is to urge you to always have a back up plan to handle these situations accordingly. Miss Scarlet takes special time and attention and we choose to go with that because we love her. However, you need to always have back up plans for all situations! It happens!
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It sure does happen. My poor little Easter Egger is at the bottom of the totem pole and constantly gets bullied by the alpha hen. I found that feeding her treats when my RIR isn't around (AKA: the red demon) usually goes very well. As long as my RIR is off doing whatever, all is peaceful in the flock.
when I was in my teens, my mom had a polish hen that was literally being raped by the RIR roos so we put her on the porch where she stayed separated from the flock…and our Collie shepherd mix knew that's where she belonged and wouldn't let the other chickens on the porch near her…and she was too funny getting under the cars and getting black grease on white top knot…
wonderful video
The timing of this couldn't have been more perfect. We have my favorite buff orpinton rooster camping out in my laundry room because he was getting bullied by my tiny Polish rooster. Working on setting him up his own area out back.
She is a pretty little lady! She was meant to go it alone and share her blue egged beauty, Thankfully she has you and your family to keep her happy and content!
What breed of hen is she? I have an Easter Egger that looks similar to Mrs. Scarlett. Her name is Tiger because when she was a chick she sure acted like one lol. I'm asking what breed she is because I can't find an EE that looks like mine, and I'm just curious if there even is one. Thanks, love your videos, keep up the wonderful work and love for your animals
-Ruby
She's beautiful. What breed of chicken is she.
I have a black americuna named Mumble (after the penguin from Happy Feet) that was bullied by my 10 other hens, all her back feathers were ripped out, her back was bloody and she had (we think) a broken leg. She stayed in a dog crate in the house for about 2 weeks til she could walk then we put in a 10×10 area that is connected to the coop, so they other hens could see her but wouldn't hurt her. It took about 5 months but now she reintegrated back into her flock. Thank you for educated people on this topic, there isn't a lot online to work from. 🙂
my australorp was introduced to my small flock in February, and the flock really seem to pick on her. Now she has gone broody! So I've put her in a large dog crate as a broody pen in the coop. She rarely leaves it. I'm a little concerned how she's going to be when the chicks hatch. How can she look out for her chicks when she is also being picked on by the others?
I have a blind pullet , will she ever lay eggs , her crop and waddles are bright red , so that gives me hope
She is so beautiful is why the other hens are jealous. Lol. So sweet.
Your chickens are so blessed sweet Patara, to have you care for them and love them. I love the way that you run your farm, girl! I am alone and too old to run a homestead on my own at this season of my life, but if I were younger and my hubs was alive, we would surely love to do it. I would look to you for my knowledge and inspiration. You are a strong woman I admire. Enjoy those beautiful eggs, Miss P.
One of the best pieces of advice is to keep several coops available. They don’t have to be fancy, but they do have to be sound. Isolation is hard on a chicken, But sometime it is necessary. I love that Appalachia’s homestead keeps their and honors her with special consideration. LOvE this!!!
Great video! Love u n your vids!
thanks for making this video. I am going through the same problem right now.
This helped me make up my mind Patara – thanks. I've been nursing a hen who sucumbed to frostbite because she refused to snuggle with the others. I brought her in almost dead from cold, but after a few days in my living room she is recovering. She had frostbite comb and a weakened leg, but she was walking, eating, drinking so I tried to place her back in the coop at night. The next day she was still in the coop not in the run with the others so I took her back in and discovered they had pulled her ear feathers and pulled her head feathers… >.< I was scared she had lost her hearing so she's living in my enclosed porch for now where she can get exercise on that bad leg without being molested. I thought I'd cull her if she can't have a normal life…but now I'm thinking she just needs a separate run/coop and possibly introduce a new batch of pullets for her to flock with…we'll see…but I just have to give it a shot. Thanks for sharing.
I heartily agree. If it happened to me, I would go on to plan x,y,z if that's what it took to make an odd hen out happy and safe!
Find out which one is picking on her and spank their butt that's what I always do
I have a girl that went broody I didn't take her out right away so they started picking on her comb and head until she was a bloody mess . I brought her in the house to let her finish being broody and heal so I took her back out with the flock well they started back in on her so in the house she come . I have 2 coops that share the same run and she stayed in the empty coop after I took her out at night .Well that didn't last long she found places to hide her head and the other hens never seemed to peck at her back or rear just her head . Also when she was broody of course she was in every hens favorite nesting box we have 15 hens and plenty of boxes but they want 1 darn box . Well being broody as you know she was in all out war mode to keep other girls away some would try to get on top of her to get her out or lay there eggs . She wasn't moving though my broody babys name is snowflake cause its winter here and she went broody and I have taken her out 3 times and still they go after her Sorry about the book I wrote lol . I don't know how to get her back in the flock that shes been with since they where chicks ? Any help would be great thank you .
She says I am a beautiful chicken and I love my momma
She has problem with her right eye.
Scarlet has a beautiful beard
Bless you,so cute.shes lucky!so are you
Thanks for advice. .
I feel the same way about my littlest hen. I'm thinking about just bringing her in the house.♥️I love all my girls and right now I've made an apron for her and just watching how it goes. Thank you for sharing.