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Buff Orpington hen won't run away from pecking
Maybe? I'm not a good judge of when it becomes dangerous, but when I put our new birds back in a different run it was in response to the Orp having had her head pecked to the point of there being a spot the size of a quarter with no feathers. Our older birds don't seem to be able to stop once...- dmwarner
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Buff Orpington hen won't run away from pecking
Hi all We decided a month ago to add two new hens to our three-hen flock. The original flock of three two-year old birds and the two new 6 month olds were kept apart in different runs for a month. After combining them, the three older birds hassle our new Australorp, but she runs away and...- dmwarner
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