Pecking! Not all pecks are equal.

Good information.

I started reading about chickens to understand better my quails because I couldn't find relevant articles in greek, and even though are different birds, this and other articles like this, guide me on what to pay attention to. I am so sorry I can't have chickens like my grandmother. Thank you.

Thanks great information.

This article is essential reading on chicken pecking behavior that many books on chickens don't cover in-depth. I wish I would have seen it sooner!

Really enjoyed this article. Quite thorough & informative!

I enjoyed reading through all of the descriptions and learned several things! Nice article!

Even if not "dignified" with Latinate names, the description of pecks, times and places for them, their meanings and uses, are all new found ground in the study of Cycens. Ever onward...

Very informative! Thank you. I have one 7 month old hen that is pecking my leg. She is firm and does it when I stop to work in the open range or in the run. She will do it when I first enter to when I am wandering the run or range. She used to just peck my husband now she pecks us both. Not sure what she is communicating. Maybe she’s just curious.

I didn't realize they had all those sensations in their beaks.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this article and learned a lot about the way my flocks interact with me and with their flockmates. I am still wondering what the meaning is behind the scrape. Several of my pullets do this to my palm when I am handfeeding them. Are they just looking for the good stuff or is there a deeper meaning behind this? Thank you for a wonderful article!

I love it when an article goes in depth and teaches me something new. This one surely did that! Fascinating!

Having observed my chickens for several years I knew they pecked with different amounts of force but I never paid attention to all of the different types of pecks. The author does an excellent job of explaining the characteristics of each pecking type. So much so that I can immediately recall seeing some of the same behaviors in my flock. I will be watching closer now and I expect I will better understand my flocks behavior even more moving forward.

Not a trivial article at all. Interesting read, and fascinating that you take the time to really observe behaviors and put them into words for us!

I've definitely seen a few of these various pecks here. The mama hen/chick peck, the alpha peck & the pick me up peck can all be easily misunderstood if you're not familiar with them.

I had never really thought about the different types of pecks until I read this article. I look forward to observing my hens more closely with these ideas in mind and seeing what I can learn about chicken psychology.

Very well thought out & written by an author who has obviously spent a lot of time with his charges.
Great job, Shaq

It never occurred to me that there could be so many different reasons behind the pecking behavior. I found this article very interesting and well written.