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6/12/12 at 11:20am

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My girls are 2 weeks old today and I have been noticing when I take them out to stretch their legs and forage in the yard they will run up to one another and bump chests...Is this some kind of pecking order behavior I am seeing? So very cute to watch them interact with each other

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6/12/12 at 11:22am

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Yes it is. It's play for now, but it's practice for later when they establish who's the top dog.

Proud owner of some nice show quality Buckeyes and Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks. I love gardening and being outdoors. I'm lucky to have a great family, and two cute dogs. I live out in the country on six wooded acres and it's just paradise! (Except the mortgage payment and bills, of course)