~meoralis~#Chicken update! 🐔 Jette, the Stella murderer, is being a right bitch to the others as well, trying to assert her dominance by pecking them bloody. So, I'm keeping her separate during the day and in a cardboard box in the shed at night to give Henna and Cleo a break. (The elder Henna is still a bit weak after her moult, though she gave Jette hell when I tried reintroducing them on Saturday after a week of semi-separation. Cleo's still too small to fight back.)
But since Jette's the only #hen laying at the moment, I suppose I'll have to cut her some slack for her pea brain. As you can see, they still seek each other out. It started snowing heavily again today, so instead of spreading out in the garden and avoiding each other, they'd probably just huddle in the coop all day ... where the bloodlust runs high.
We're considering adding two more #chickens to the group, hoping more birds might dilute the stress, but it's a lengthy process, and we're not sure it'll actually help. 🫤 In the meantime, I've ordered some anti-peck spray. Maybe that'll sort out Jette's anger management issues. 🤞
I only wanted a few eggs, not a bloody soap opera in my back garden. 😭
#Lachshühner #Faverolles #Huhn #Hühner #Hennen #hens #Lachshuhn #bird #birds #birdPhotography #birdsOfMastodon #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #Birdsday #Birbsday
But since Jette's the only #hen laying at the moment, I suppose I'll have to cut her some slack for her pea brain. As you can see, they still seek each other out. It started snowing heavily again today, so instead of spreading out in the garden and avoiding each other, they'd probably just huddle in the coop all day ... where the bloodlust runs high.
We're considering adding two more #chickens to the group, hoping more birds might dilute the stress, but it's a lengthy process, and we're not sure it'll actually help. 🫤 In the meantime, I've ordered some anti-peck spray. Maybe that'll sort out Jette's anger management issues. 🤞
I only wanted a few eggs, not a bloody soap opera in my back garden. 😭
#Lachshühner #Faverolles #Huhn #Hühner #Hennen #hens #Lachshuhn #bird #birds #birdPhotography #birdsOfMastodon #ChickensOfMastodon #BackyardChickens #ChickensOfPixelFed #Birdsday #Birbsday
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