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Thank you so much!Yes, perfectly normal. It's also said to be good when buying chicks to at least get a pair of whatever breed your choosing for this same reason.
Thank you! They are all barred rocks. The only one displaying slight alpha behavior is one of the two laying eggs. So the two laying are the largest and on “opposite teams”. I wouldn’t have thought that was the way they’d team up. But the two on the right have the sweetest temperaments and the two on the left though sweet are a little more independent.Yes it's normal. There is a lot of wisdom in the phrase "birds of a feather flock together."
If there are distinct differences in appearance within a group of chickens they will tend to group by who looks most similar.
There are other grouping sets. Related chickens is often a very strong group bond.
They do seem to form these bonds. Sometimes it takes ages of observing to attempt to understand why the bond exists.Thank you! They are all barred rocks. The only one displaying slight alpha behavior is one of the two laying eggs. So the two laying are the largest and on “opposite teams”. I wouldn’t have thought that was the way they’d team up. But the two on the right have the sweetest temperaments and the two on the left though sweet are a little more independent.