pecking order

  1. T

    Chicken harassment

    I have one ”special”- a crossbeak that is getting harassed. She is isolated and alone. I’m considering giving her to a friend- either one with a huge flock (200+), or one with a smaller flock (<12). Would she thrive or have the same problem?
  2. LadyAchee

    Pecking order or confused

    I have noticed that every time this one pullet Dakota EE does the pecking order dance with another pullet my cockerel Red RIR challenges her? Does he not like her? Does he think she's a cockerel too? Picture for attention..
  3. Esshea

    Cuckoo Maran chick keeps injuring Color pack

    I got chicks from Coastal a few weeks ago. 2 Cuckoo Marans and 2 color packs. They have been in the same brooder together since purchase and are about 4.5- 5 weeks old. When I saw the Marans at Coastal there was one who kept pecking the neck of another chick. I didn’t think I ended up with that...
  4. Madimhunter

    6 week olds introduced to the flock.. I have questions!

    Hi everyone! For the past two weeks, I have implemented the “look but no touch” method of starting introductions of my new babes to the flock by keeping them inside the coop in a small metal kennel. Today, I let them run free in the coop! I made an opening in the kennel only big enough for the...
  5. E

    New cockerel

    Okay so I need some advice, we hatched some cross hens and they have fully matured, we have decided to get a cockerel to put with them, we ended up with a Brahma cockerel as we tried a smaller one and they attacked him as he was a lot smaller a younger than them ( they are large birds). The new...
  6. chickenchicklady

    Different aged chicks, same brooder

    I found a thread similar, however, the replies for some reason would not load. I got some chicks on the 7th, I’m picking up some chicks on the 13th, and my main batch of chicks will arrive in the end of May/beginning of June. I’m assuming that given the specific temperature needs and the pecking...
  7. Pecking Order Basics & Specifics

    Pecking Order Basics & Specifics

    [Photo credit: backyardchickencoops.com] We as chicken keepers should want to know everything we can about the creatures we care for. When it comes to chickens and other kinds of poultry, one of the most essential characteristics of all flock behavior is the pecking order. And it is very...
  8. C

    Hens not laying

    I recently lost my biggest hen suddenly, with no signs of illness or trauma. She just kinda dropped dead. Since she died, my other Rhode Island Red has stopped laying. She doesn’t have any symptoms of being egg bound and has been eating normally. My other two Easter Eggers are still laying...
  9. Bri916

    My Chickens are Attacking Eachother!

    I have been raising my flock for about 3 years now, and these two fighting chickens have been together since the day they were hatched. One is a Buff Orpington and the other is a black Andalusian, both hens, both 3 years old. They have never had problems with each other before, but this morning...
  10. P

    New chickens + old chickens at night

    Hello everyone! So, we just got two new chickens to add to our two-chicken flock. We made the calculated decision (although it ended up being a mistake, which we knew it could be when we did it) to let them interact after one day of separating them through cages. Pecking order ensued. My...
  11. PioneerChicks

    How To Boost My Cockerel's Confidence

    Hi everybody! I currently have 3 cockerels, all of which grew up together and will be cocks in a couple of months. My OEGB, Finn, is Alpha. Bob, the humongous silkie roo is Beta. Peter (small silkie roo) is third and unranked in the roo order. Anyway, Bob recently started beating up the other...
  12. Henry&Friends

    Pecking order questions

    Integrating birds into an established flock causes mayhem in the pecking order. Whether you’re adding one lonely hen, or combining whole flocks, an addition to your flock brings changes to your chickens lives. I’ve added hens and have had hens leave. Hens who are added seem to start from the...
  13. E

    Chelsea is Bald

    Hi everyone! Thanks for the suggestions and advice from my last posts. Chelsea is doing very well! She’s regained her full appetite and is very mobile in my house! She likes to chase my rabbit around too. (Poor lil guy.) Anyway, it is now very cold where we live, tonight is the first temp drop...
  14. ChickenPerson999999

    Chickens?!?

    I have “4” 12 week old Easter egger chicks. They are sweet as ever. We have gotten 6 more chickens 3 roosters we are going to sell, and “3” 6 month old hens we are gonna keep. However the chicks are terrified of the hens and roosters. What should I do? The hens step on the chicks and the chicks...
  15. BrahmaMom1797

    Moving Coops Questions

    Hello!! I have two hens, a Swedish Flower hen and a barred rock hen that are just gonna be too big to keep with my little birds. I have a little spot in my coop I could keep them in the morning and at night that could hopefully get them used to my other hens and the other big hens to them. I...
  16. LalinOwl

    Male button behavior change

    Hi, I have a lovely male button I hatched a few months ago. He had one female as a pair and used to call me to eat with him. But since I introduced another female from another flock while she recovers from starvation, he keeps pecking me when I "pecked" at the feed with my finger. It's like he...
  17. T

    Managing a rooster with neighbors

    Hi I have a flock of 6 and recently found out my one silkie chicken is a rooster. The rest were able to be sexed as chicks and are all hens. However I have neighbors and I am new to the neighborhood and am doing my best to be a good neighbor but he crows so early in the morning. Do handle it I...
  18. P

    Pecking order

    i was supposed to pick up two Speckled Sussex chicks to add to my Buff Orpington’s today. But one of the chicks got one eye peck out before I got her so I took home one Ameraucana and one Speckled Sussex, what should the pecking order be in my flock?
  19. Brady bunch

    Pecking order.

    I think that our chickens are starting the pecking order. When I usually play with my chickens they seem normal and look fine. But the past week or so there combs have been bleeding. Also after they free range they last one into the pen gets pecked at and stood up to from the others. Is there...
  20. Papa John59

    Is this normal?

    We have had our 3 girls (pullets 16 weeks) for three weeks now, an Amrock, a Leghorn and a Sussex. They all came from the same flock. Initially the Leghorn took the role at the top of the pecking order, then the Sussex leaving the poor Amrock at the bottom of the order. No aggressive actions...
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