Discouraging Bullying Chicken Behavior

there is more to a bully than high school type behavior. Chickens do not have human emotion or attachments.

The pecking order is what creates harmony in the coop. And the "bully" could be addressing other issues from another hen. Top Hen is a big responsibility in the coop, not just a behavior or gluttonous thing.

Over crowding is more than boredom and should be addressed.
Brooding is not a want to it is a have to! it is instinctual and hormonal. Breaking is a good idea for many reasons. But it is animal instinct not bad behavior.

I think without further research new people could get the wrong idea.

Watch your flock and address the issues. Feather plucking could be due to diet.

Yes some chickens can be bullies, but I never assume that without ruling out if the bully is disciplining a disruptive hen or being challenged for her spot. Pecking order is a necessity.

I did not mean to sound Raney, but I think this article needs to address understand the flock dynamic before assuming bad behavior.

Stoping gus gus was hard but HAHA She stopped pecking our 2 bantams! THANKS SO MUCH!! View attachment 1405603 The easter egger in the center!

I shared this with my family to show them why I was insisting we expand the coop and run.

I have a Wyandotte and an Easter Egger that are mean to my bantam cochin. The cochin is broody sometimes, and the other standards peck at her every chance they get. It's almost as if they're mad at the cochin for hogging the nesting box But the cochin is tough, she fluffs herself up and tries to scare the others away.
Keeping them separate has helped, and this article has given me some good ideas to keep the bully hens at bay. My chickens are sweethearts, but they seem to succumb to rivalry every now and then.

Thank you for this article

I find the featured articles typically lacking any in-depth information for people who bother to read them. I truly would like to embrace them, but they just lack any depth. There is so much more to pecking issues and 'bullying' in a flock than the writer stated.