flock hierarchy

  1. S

    Is my chicken egg bound? Have an illness?

    I’ve got 5 chickens and for the past few weeks there has been a lot of pecking each other amongst them. I tried to stop the pecking as much as I could by using products such as Cooper & Gracies Anti Pecking Spray - however I’ve had no luck. Last week I heard an awfully loud noise coming from my...
  2. Dfarago

    Muscovy duck intergration

    I have a pen with three Muscovies, one drake and two ducks. I have a duck in the pen next to them with my three chickens and rooster. The duck seems to get along with them. I was considering putting the solo duck in with the three in the neighbor pen but want to make sure I do it right. They’ve...
    • Dfarago
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    • aggression flock hierarchy flock integration muscovey muscovies
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. WannaBeHillBilly

    How do ducklings find their place in the flock hierarchy?

    Hi Friends! About two weeks ago my Indian Runner Duck Katharina, hatched out a total of seven ducklings and since three days they are running around with the rest of the flock. No serious attacks from the other ducks or my two drakes have happened so far, which makes me wonder how do those...
    • WannaBeHillBilly
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    • alpha duck duck duck flock duckling flock hierarchy hierachy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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