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That does make sense. usually when we hold them, they are free ranging and are fine with it. But today, I was checking for mites and the were definitely worked up about it.

A few months ago, they were eating feathers, so I changed their food. Now, this red hen is picking the legbars feathers out in a mean spirited fashion. It looks like a pecking order thing, but it's mean. The legbar has a naked area on her neck now. :(

That's an interesting view, but then why is she pecking at the hen I'm holding? It's almost as if she thinks I'm giving her better access to the weaker bird. Does that make any sense?

I have 6 hens - 2 red sex-links, 2 black sex-links, and 2 cream legbars. They've grown up together since Day 1 and have always been sweet, kind and gentle. Recently, one of my red-sex links has started bullying the 2 legbars and whenever we hold one of them, she flys up at me and the kids to...