KanoasDestiny
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My Red Star, Jen, has been laying eggs almost daily for the past five weeks. About a week ago, my unknown breed Pacey (who's brother, Joey, is the spawn of Satan!) started laying eggs. She is averaging every other day, but they are always really warm, which makes us believe that she lays on them constantly. My Americana began laying yesterday. So now, all three of them are laying and they are using the same nesting box even though they have three to choose from.
The hens have always laid together at night time. Well Saturday night I noticed that Pacey was pecking the other two, like she didn't want them laying with her, even though she was in the normal spot. Yesterday I had to work late, and my husband told me that Pacey was chasing the other two girls around. This morning I witnessed it myself. The other two hens are scared of her, even though she is a lot smaller then them. She follows my red star around and grabs her by the neck every chance she gets. My americana is hiding in the corner out of sight.
So far, there isn't any feathers being pulled out. But last Friday, I heard some hens on the next street over going at it. Is this some temperary hormonal thing now that they are all laying? Or do you guys think it will be a permanent thing? Her brother killed a new hen last Fall, so I'm really starting to panic that she might become just as aggressive and it might get dangerous. She's always been jealous when I showed attention to the other girls because she was my hand raised baby. But she has never acted like this. They have gotten along really well up until a couple days ago.
The hens have always laid together at night time. Well Saturday night I noticed that Pacey was pecking the other two, like she didn't want them laying with her, even though she was in the normal spot. Yesterday I had to work late, and my husband told me that Pacey was chasing the other two girls around. This morning I witnessed it myself. The other two hens are scared of her, even though she is a lot smaller then them. She follows my red star around and grabs her by the neck every chance she gets. My americana is hiding in the corner out of sight.
So far, there isn't any feathers being pulled out. But last Friday, I heard some hens on the next street over going at it. Is this some temperary hormonal thing now that they are all laying? Or do you guys think it will be a permanent thing? Her brother killed a new hen last Fall, so I'm really starting to panic that she might become just as aggressive and it might get dangerous. She's always been jealous when I showed attention to the other girls because she was my hand raised baby. But she has never acted like this. They have gotten along really well up until a couple days ago.