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Quote: thank you mboreham1, I think that's the situation! The feeder I'm using is a large metal one so there is plenty of room for all four, and I have seen all of them eating at the same time. But, I think your right about the dominant bird and I know by observation what you mean by leading...

Thank you so much for your replies chikadeedoodah and Dora'smom. I'm glad to hear RIRs are lean and they ARE producing eggs daily. I don't have any pics, and at the moment I'm not home. I will try tomorrow. But, they really don't LOOK thin they just feel considerably lighter than the other...

I have four RIR hens, two of which are a few pounds thinner than the other two. The other day I picked up my hens one at a time to put them back in their run and I noticed there was quite a difference in weight between them. The thinner two don't seem to have a protruding breast bone and are...