Thank you for your advice. They've calmed down quite a bit now which is great. I can see that the RIRs are a bit more bossy and noisy than the Australorp. Have noticed them pick on each other when there's food around too. But at least the Bantam is a bold little lady and doesn't shy away...
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Just wondering if anyone can help me.
I originally had 2 Rhode Island Reds and 1 Australorp. Recently I adopted my neighbour's Bantam. There was a bit of pecking going on but they gradually seemed to sort it out. The bantam seems to want to hang around with the flock even though she...
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I'm hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice. Over the past couple of months, my neighbour's black bantam would come over and hang around my place with my 3 chickens. I have 2 Rhode Island Reds and an Australorp. They're about 10-12 months old. I think the bantam is about the...