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    Topic of the Week - Chicken Behaviour and Flock Dynamics Part 2 - Bullying Behaviour

    Hi thanks for replying Mama hen intergrated the chicks from being one week old. They don’t go near her. She actively finds them and chases them As for the flock dosent want her back will they ever let her back in. Cause she is miserable on her own
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    Topic of the Week - Chicken Behaviour and Flock Dynamics Part 2 - Bullying Behaviour

    Im not sure what to do. My mama hen left her chicks at 5 weeks and tried to get back in with the other 4 hens. My worries are, and any help would be grateful 1) mama hen keeps chasing the 6 week old chicks any time she can. If she sees them she runs were they are and tries to peck them Will...
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    hen making crowing sounds??

    Hi there I have the same problem and it’s breaking my heart. She was the lead hen in the flock then went broody and raised 3 chicks. Now she’s left the chicks and is trying to return to the other 3 hens. But they won’t let her back. She keeps trying but the new lead hen chaser her away. My...
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    Peahen attacking her 3 month old chicks!

    Hi there we have the same problem 2 days ago mama hen left 5 week old chicks to go their own way. She’d been a brillient first time mum. But today she’s been actively chasing and bullying pecking her chicks. She is also trying to get back into the flock. But the main hen is giving her a hard...
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    Mama leaving 5 week old chicks

    Oh Thankyou for replying. I’m hoping they will be okay.
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    Mama leaving 5 week old chicks

    Hi all I’m new to this. We have a small flock of 4 hens one went broody so we got some fertile eggs and had 3 beautiful chicks. After 2 weeks mama hen worked out how to open the pen and took them outside. But took them back in at night. She has done a brillient job as they are now 5 week old...
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