[shetlandpaul]

its the boys job to stop these fights. try pointing it out to him

[Cobra]

Had a mouse nest under my shed near teh chicken pen, let the girls out and job done, bless ehmm  they can clear your ants nests too 

[northfifeduckling]

its the boys job to stop these fights. try pointing it out to him

I tried to tell him but he's just not getting it, well, he's still young Today I watched him charge at the eglu run himself -  does wire not tell him that she can't come out, even if she wanted to??

[OhLaLa]

Yes, hens will chase/catch/eat whatever mouse, bird etc is within the vicinity. And if one bird has a mouse in it's beak, the others will frantically chase it and pinch it - then that bird gets chased etc etc.....

My birds free range and they will chase off my cats if they are in the mood to, for no apparent reason. It's a chicken thing but just bear this in mind if you have any poorly or old animal who might be a bit slow for any reason.

Also, if a bird in the hen house is injured for any reason, the others will go for it and peck at the bloody area, so separate the injured bird.

Hope this helps.

[shrekfeet]

one of my garden chooks chases the cat off it's tinned food and loves that