This damn chicken…

…is about to take two rounds to the back of the head if she doesn’t calm down.

Susie here has gone full attack mode on me a few times now, with the most recent one this past Tuesday.

I was trying to lock the girls up for the evening, and as I reached down for the door her head shot out from inside the coop like a damn moray eel, and chomped my hand hard enough to draw blood.

I stuffed her head back into the coop and shut the door, only to have her come after me again as I reached in to collect the eggs.

And so she took several angry shots to the forehead/beak with a Birkenstock for her troubles.

She attacked Jen just a few moments ago and she responded by just picking her up and holding her to establish dominance.

It’s not clear what’s caused the sudden aggression with this hen. I suppose it could be hormonal, now that they’ve started consistently laying eggs. Might also be the lack of a rooster around and so this one has decided to take on that role.

Which, I mean, she can identify however she wants. She just can’t bite or she’s not going to have a home here with us…

j.s.