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Thank you all for all the input. I'm going to try and figure out and see if there is one instigator and isolate her for a little bit then try and re introduce. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!!

The 3 RIR and 3 Plymouth Rocks were introduced about 2 months ago with little to no problems initially and 2 of the rocks are molting on there bottom but no where else. As far as laying I'm not sure I haven't seen her in the nesting boxes. I have 12 boxes and multiple chickens use same boxes...

My coop size is 16x18 with a run of 20x40. They will chase her down and 3-4 will pin her down. The roo sill sometimes get involved and try to mate her. As far as types of breeds I have 4 red sex links, 2 black sex links, 3 Rhode Island reds, and 3 Plymouth rocks. The one being picked on is a...

I have a hen who is definitely a little smaller than the others in my flock that most of the other chickens bully her. They do it in the coop or in the run. She will barely even go out of coop into the run when the others are out there and when she does she gets attacked by 3-4 others. All of...

Thank you all for the input! After the incident I did beef up security "sealed up some small holes". Pretty sure the preditor was a weasel. Also we had previously been letting the birds out to the run and coop both all night. Now I am just closing up the coop for the night and opening to the...

Hi all I am new to the site and fairly new to having chickens. We started this spring with 10 chicks and just recently lost 4 due to an unwanted predator getting into our coop. We are looking to increase our flock to 12-15 and wanted to do this with started pullets and a rooster. Looking for...