I have a Wyandotte and an Easter Egger that are mean to my bantam cochin. The cochin is broody sometimes, and the other standards peck at her every chance they get. It's almost as if they're mad at the cochin for hogging the nesting box But the cochin is tough, she fluffs herself up and tries to scare the others away.
Keeping them separate has helped, and this article has given me some good ideas to keep the bully hens at bay. My chickens are sweethearts, but they seem to succumb to rivalry every now and then.
Keeping them separate has helped, and this article has given me some good ideas to keep the bully hens at bay. My chickens are sweethearts, but they seem to succumb to rivalry every now and then.