Don't think it is protein; they get 16% layer plus mealwotn blocks and black oil sun fower seed once or twice a week and only one hen is being bullied. I haven't pinned down what hen starts but after that they all chase the one hen until she is out of sight or fies up on top of the nesting box roof.
Hi all. I have 8 hens, got them all at the same time 4 years ago. Never had an issue until recently. Now they are picking on one hen relentlessly to the point of drawing blood. They have plenty of coop room and perch room(at least I thought they did). They free range in a fenced area about 20"+...
The egg looks just like EE egg the only thing I can think of is the egg might have been layed there previously by our other EE that might have gotten out a day or two ago and we never noticed the egg there the egg was wsrm but she had been setting on it a while all of our birds are just starting...