Bayoucrazy
Chirping
I have 3, almost 3 yr old hens. They seem to get along most of the time. I also have 5 , 7 week old hens in a closed off area inside of the run. I changed the roosting arrangement in the older ladies coop and noticed that one of them was roosting on the porch of the coop. Not knowing any better and thinking she wasn’t sure if the new roosts I placed her inside. The next night same thing happened so I did it again and placed her up one rung into the rung with the other two ladies and lo and behold one of them started pecking the mess out of her. I lowered her back down a rung and left. Next night she was again roosting on the porch. Is this ok or should I take out the mean little bully and lock her up separate for a few days or just let them sort it out and wait until the young ones are old enough and the pecking order will be shuffled again?? I hate bullies and this is making me mad that poor Dumpling is sleeping out on porch. Granted the entire run and coop is well secured from predators but not from the weather.