pecking order

  1. AggieKat

    Crowing and newly bossy hen

    Hey y’all. I have one Australorp hen, 2 years old, that used to be at the bottom of the pecking order (1 of 3, then 2 until I had to put my other hen down a few weeks ago). I have one small flock of 3 pullets, 3 months old, that I’ve been trying to integrate with her for a month—did the side by...
  2. L

    Chicken turning into a rooster

    I currently have 9 Easter eggers that are a little over 3 years old, among them a hen named "Z," who has been having difficulty laying eggs with fragile shells or no shells at all. Recently, I've noticed that Z is developing waddles, which could be a sign of transitioning into a rooster...
  3. DragonHorseMan

    Chick kidnapped by aggressive broody hen. Help

    I have 2 hens (Blackie and Whitey). Blackie is the top of the pecking order and is quite aggressive to Whitey especially at feeding times. A feral Rooster made its way into my yard and mated with them both. Whitey went broody and hatched one of the fertilized eggs, she then lost interest in...
  4. Nicci0110

    How to determine when a Rooster is too Rough

    I am new to this. I have a group of 6 Rhode Island Reds. 3 of those are RIR Mixes. The group has one Rooster, he is full RIR. They are 14 weeks old. I hadn't intended to keep a rooster but really loved him. He is becoming a little bit of an A$$hole though. He pecks the ladies when they try to...
  5. Savagetiny

    Help! Please! Pecking order situation.

    Hello! This is long, I’m sorry, but I need help! The picture is of my babies, this post is about the adults. I’m having issues with my roosters. Before now, everyone got along, everyone knew the pecking order and was great. My littlest rooster (ayam cemani) was alpha, he was an adult when I...
  6. Chixmixopolis

    Bought the Boks!

    Hi all. Was around chickens when little (grew up in MT) but just started a backyard mixed flock in SW WA where we have 3 acres. (But also giant hawks, eagles, coyotes, wild dog packs, weasels, coons, etc so a larger run and a coop more than open free range unless we are out with them.) Focused...
  7. mychickensgivemelife

    1 of my black astrolorps has no feathers on her back, what can I do?

    I have 6 lovely black astrolorps a called the Fockers, this 1 has no feathers on her back and it’s been like this for awhile. The others peck at her new feathers trying to grow, but now it’s seems like they’re not even appearing anymore. I’m not sure what I can do, all my other chickens have...
  8. T

    Normal Pecking Order Behavior?

    Hey all, was hoping you more seasoned chicken owners could help. I have 4 hens and my biggest girl is a Lavendar Ameraucana and clearly seems the top of the pecking order (ironically she used to be the runt!). She seems like a bully (though she is a favorite and super sweet with us… so please...
  9. A

    Mysterious balding on my hen.

    So to start this post it needs to be clear that this is my first time owning chickens, and although i’ve had them for over a year i’m still learning. So i have three hens, and two female ducks who are peas in a pod(?). for the last year that i’ve had my chickens and the last 5 months i’ve had...
  10. The chicken nurd

    Missing feathers

    So I have a hen who is very clearly the bottom of the pecking order and missing quite a few of her wing and tail feathers although otherwise she’s not badly injured but she’s been in the flock over a year and still is pretty badly picked on my question is would it do any good to separate her so...
  11. madsnbot

    Establishing pecking order or bullying?

    I ask so many questions but i just love it here! So anyways, back in April i bought 4 chicks, a EE, serema, frizzle cochin (bantam i think), and a frizzle, who are around 9 weeks old now. A few days ago I brought home 2 more chicks, a tetra tint and a bantam cochin who are also 9 weeks. I didn’t...
  12. M

    Chicken gang… bullies and the feeder

    Hi all!! I have an existing flock of 11. I have just introduced 4 new girls who came together from their previous farm. They are slightly younger than my girls by about 2 weeks. Mine are about 10 weeks old. My girls have been nothing but sweet to the new girls. But the new girls are like a gang...
  13. Three Little Chickens

    Why Won’t They Get Along?

    Hello everyone! I’m currently trying to get my younger hens in the same run as the older ones, but the older ones chase the little ones sometimes…. I have 2 Hy-line Browns who are 22 weeks old and 1 3/4 Australorp who is 38 weeks old. Then theres the new guys, 1Plymouth Barred Rock, 1 Light...
  14. C

    how to reintroduce 2 bully hens to flock

    We separated 2 of the 9 hens about fall last year. One (Hen A) was mercilessly picking on one of our other hens to the point I couldn't keep feathers on her head and a new wound kept appearing. And we felt bad for always separating just her until she healed enough (no blood). The other hen (Hen...
  15. Oldegarlicshnapp

    Oldest hen is attacking rest of flock

    My oldest hen seems especially stressed out by the young flock I got to keep her company. One of them is a bit larger than her and used to take food away from her. Since then, she’s been attacking all of them whenever they eat. Rather than pecking their backs to instill a pecking order, she’s...
  16. All4Eggz

    Dominant rooster kicked down in pecking order - What should I do?

    Yesterday I realized our most dominant rooster was starting to get challenged by our youngest rooster, who was hatched in the middle of last year. Our Golden Sebright rooster has always been the most dominant rooster in our flock. I always found it hilarious that he’s always been our smallest...
  17. Tyson_chickens

    Trying to introduce a new young rooster

    Wow it has been awhile since I have had a chicken dilemma. 🤣 (to skip backstory, just skip the first 3 paragraphs) Okay so my first ever flock I ordered online from idealpoultry. I paid for 4 chickens and 2 ducks and in the same box the company sent like 5-6 free extra birds to fill out the box...
  18. E

    Young Chicken Death. Fighting? Roo issue?

    Hello! I am new to chickens and have done a fairly large amount of research but I am at a loss here. I have 3 young Ayam Cemani chickens, about 6 1/2 weeks old, that I raised from eggs...I went out to check on them and one was dead! just laying there lifeless. I have no idea what happened. I...
  19. Poultry Whisperer

    Who's the head of your pecking order?

    I'll go first. Out of my chickens, the leader of the pecking order is a Blue Americana hen named Grey. She will be five years old next month. She's one of my favorites and her story is quite interesting I think. During her youth, she was quite a personality. She was raised with another Blue...
  20. G

    Pecking order or bullying? Sudden fued between 2/5 of my flock.

    Hi all, My bantams are about 11-12 weeks old. I am pretty sure everyone is female (no reddening of combs etc.). All of a sudden my Green Queen EE HATES my Barred Plymouth Rock. They can't be in the same quadrant as one another, and my BPR keeps running away like scared for her life. GQEE will...
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