JuliaEggstoreCo
Hatching
I have been raising chickens for about 4 years and just encountered my old Easter Egger Roo with Old Production red Hen attacking a new pullet and making her leave the nesting boxes. I wondered why all the new chickies were terrified of going back into the hen house only to discover the rooster and hen teaming up together to keep the new hens from laying their eggs in the nesting boxes.
Their are six nesting boxes and the 2 old girls are not laying at all and so far I have only found 1
hen to be laying from the new girls! The 20 new girls are about 22 weeks now and are making the noises and bowing and right on the verge of laying but now they are being pecked right out of the nesting boxes!
Can anyone tell me what is going on and or how to prevent this behavior. I understand about pecking order but these new girls have got to be able to lay their eggs in a safe place, too! Any suggestions to break these old meany's from their game?
Their are six nesting boxes and the 2 old girls are not laying at all and so far I have only found 1
hen to be laying from the new girls! The 20 new girls are about 22 weeks now and are making the noises and bowing and right on the verge of laying but now they are being pecked right out of the nesting boxes!
Can anyone tell me what is going on and or how to prevent this behavior. I understand about pecking order but these new girls have got to be able to lay their eggs in a safe place, too! Any suggestions to break these old meany's from their game?