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I just finished reading this thread. It was SO insightful!!! Thanks for pointing me in that direction! I actually feel a little more hopeful. Attila sounds like one complicated hen. If she was able to reform, I have hope. I'm getting now that this is truly a process. I am engaged in the...

I'm pained to think about a plan B. Even though I hate this aggressive behavior, I do love this hen. I do have this iguana cage that used to be inside the run for the newbies. I did "jail" the aggressor there for a few days, but because it was so hot, I had to let her out to free range. I...

OK - I'm hoping for the best then. I'm a teacher, so for the summer, I can let them free range all day. There's also great tree and shrub covering so they are not totally out in the open (for hawks - our other predators come at night). But once school starts, they're not going to get out as...

This is super helpful! I think I may have read it before I remember someone giving this advice. For this reason, I put a pallet in their coop (as you can see), and new roosts. I don't think there is much room to put anything else. There are also 2 feeding/water stations in the coop (one is...

I've been reading about the pinless peepers and while the majority of reviews are positive, there were enough reviews that talked about injured nostrils, "bloody noses", puss coming out, etc... that Im feeling reluctant.

Glad to hear you had success!!! I don't have a rooster :) Like you, I am most at ease when they are free-ranging, which is pretty much most of the day during the summer. So at least I know they are safe from harm during the day.

Wouldn't you know it - those 2 red hens (Red Stars) are the ones that are terrorizing the newbies. Are they just being bullies because they get the brunt of the pecks in their own flock? I think you are right about space. It seems that I definitely need more. What was I thinking getting 3...

I thought I had posted about this already but can't seem to find the thread so posting again. For the past 5-6 weeks, I have been introducing my now 15-week-old chickens (3 of them) to my existing mature flock of 6. I've been doing it gradually and in steps, but we are still far from treating...