Egg production seems to take A hit initially. Current Roo in coop number 1 is decidedly less brutal than his predecessor ................. That downtick surprised me.
They will sort out their own pecking order regardless of what I do so I leave them to it but spread them between two coops. That said the aggression level seems to ramp up significantly when they are out of the coop. I've been keeping chickens for A year so temper my observation/experience as...