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They sat right next to each other.

I can’t add a new roost, unfortunately. The old roost was definitely longer, but they always slept huddled next to each other. I read on Meyer Hatchery and other sites that each hen should have one foot of roost, which is what they have, if not a little more. The picture is of the old roost...

I think I should find out why Prudence is acting this way in the first place…she was always nice to Minna until they moved into the new setup.

I won’t get more then…or maybe I will next spring and build a new coop for them :) but then how do I keep Prudence from pecking Minna since they have enough room? Prudence got onto the roost and then as Minna was sitting on the lower crossbar she (Prudence) reached down and started pecking her...

Okay…but I don’t see how 32 sq. ft. isn’t enough space for two chickens? The bullying only seems to happen at night and the roost is 2.5 ft long. I suppose I could try extending the roost, but other than that I don’t know what to do (the other two get along fine).

This is the only one I can find…tomorrow I will get a picture of the whole run.

Warning: this is a long post! :) I’m thinking about adding a couple chickens to the flock, and would like y’all’s opinions on it… I have four chickens right now: a Welsummer, a Delaware, a Plymouth Rock, and a Cream Legbar. All are about 1.5 years old. The Cream Legbar (Minna) and the...