Chook Me!

For people who can give me serious answers about chickens and roosters?

I have a chicken and a white leghorn rooster who have been living together happily for several months. I don't know why but suddenly the hen has started attacking the rooster. She plucked and broke a bunch of his feathers near his bottom and he was bleeding. I don't think she is the brooding type because she has never done it so what could be wrong with her? Thanks.

Public Comments

1. chickens are so moody. they just probably dont get along anymore. you can see if it passes, because when you separate them and then try to put them back together they get even more mean
2. Like any husband they sometimes need to be "HEN PECKED", he did something wrong in her book. If this behavior continues, it may never be resolved. DIVORCE ! It happens
3. Your hen has become the top of the chain in the pen. The rooster is not obeying her and gets pecked. If he continues she will disembowel him. Put axel grease on where he is missing feathers this will buy him time to heal, and obey.