:thumbsup Now, just don't go into the Emergencies/Diseases/Injuries Forum, okay?!! It can scare folks to death reading about things in there, many of which will never happen in your flock. Stay out! (Just kidding.) Kinda sorta. ;) Really. I used to wander in there, scanning for things I thought...
donrae is exactly right about Chicken Society. It's far more brutal than human school yard play. Establishing the pecking order is a dynamic process, but interrupting it extends the whole brouhaha even longer.:rolleyes:
As for hiding places, mine range freely and have a lot of room to get out...