pecking order

  1. Dr Peckenstein

    Introducing new hens to a flock

    Hi! I'm not technically new to the community, but this is my first post so I hope I do this right haha! I've raised chickens since I was young but was forced to stop due to health issues in the family, but now I've gotten a chance to start up my flock again and Ive got chicken fever all over...
  2. SweetE

    Being hen pecked!

    my girl is just laying down letting them peck her! Why doesn't she get tough and fight back?! I don't know why she's at the bottom but she's been bald for months now. What should I do? I want her to be pretty again and left alone. Otherwise she's healthy and a good layer. Any ideas why her skins...
    • SweetE
    • Thread
    • help needed hen health hen pecked scabs and fresh wounds mounting hens pecking order
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. purplerice27

    Chickens won't Stop Pecking New Bird!

    Hi! I just recently acquired a Leghorn from a friend of mine. I have an existing flock of 2 ISA Browns (5 months) and an oversize Polish bantam and an undersized white unknown rooster. I've kept the Leghorn and my flock separate for 4 days now, but they have access to each other and are only...
  4. K.Riggs

    Adding two Muscovy drakes to my flock.

    Hi all, Long post warning! I have 10 hens and two roosters. Also a breeding pair of Embden geese. It is coming into breeding season, everyone gets along pretty well and my pecking order is sorted nicely. Each of my birds serves an important purpose on my property. My chickens for eggs obviously...
  5. Vegan Mountain Mama

    Ducks being kind of mean to chickens! how can I make them more friendly?

    I have 2 ducks and 2 chickens and they share a coop just fine, but in the daytime when i let them roam the ducks get territorial and bossy and sometimes peck the chickens....theyve even intimidated my poor kitty at times >:( Im also having a bit of a hard time getting them to bond with ME, they...
  6. elisemarie

    Help! Adult hen pecking pullet!

    I got my first ever chickens over a month ago. Our town's bylaw only allows us 3 hens so we have one White Orpington (1 year old) one Buff Orpington (3 months old) and one Silver Laced Wyandotte (3 months old). The problem is that our WO is often pecking our SLW and plucks out her feathers in...
  7. lealea44

    Death of a Flock Member

    My Buff O., Flo, is an internal layer. She will be euthanized tomorrow. My question is: should I show the other 5 chickens her dead body before I bury her? I just thought it might help them adjust quicker.
  8. Niche Flock

    Duck pecking order: what the...!?

    Hello! Has anyone ever encountered their female ducks going through establishing a pecking order? I have 18 ducks total. I rank them in three " generations" based on age and the ones I have had the longest. 1st generation: 2 ducks, Blackie & Brownie, Cayuga & Brown Indian runner <6 old ( salt...
    • Niche Flock
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    • behavior duck pecking order
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. madisonboe

    Please HELP - AGGRESSIVE HEN

    So my Buff Orpington hen who is 4 months old is acting very aggressive towards me! Every time I go in the coop she follows me around and pecks me super hard. Last two times these pecks caused me to bleed. I've tried pushing her away and she just runs right back at me. I matter how many times I...
  10. Chicken007

    Introducing new hens to 2 chickens

    Hi there it's been a long time! I've had my current chickens for 3 years now but unfortunately one of my hens died last week. I am now left with just 2 chickens and literally just built a brand new coup for my hens the other week (typical!) I'm now looking to add 2 new chickens to my old ones...
  11. Laurel Marie

    Broody kick out of nest by head chicken

    Hi! Long time reader but new member and first time poster because of this issue!! My Wyandotte (bottom of the pecking order) had been broody for two months so we decided to get her some fertile eggs. We gave them to her on June 7th and she has been a dutiful broody ever since. This morning when...
  12. Rachm1

    Integrating two young flocks?

    I have two young flocks of chickens. The older group consists of 5 chickens about 7-9 weeks old and are currently in the coop. The younger group consists of 4 chickens 4-7 weeks old (the 7 week old is a bantam Cochin cockerel) and are currently in a brooder. I am having some trouble knowing when...
  13. SmithnChick

    Young rooster with open neck wound

    Hello all, I have a flock of 7 hens, and a young rooster (around 11 weeks old). The hens arrived after the rooster, and they seemed to be fine for about a week. This morning though, when we let them out of the coop, the poor roo had a big patch of skin on the back of his neck pecked off down to...
  14. Dawnclucks22

    Integration Issue! Advice Appreciated!

    Hey everyone. Right now I'm working on integrating my easter egger into our main flock. I've started putting her in the coop at night with the others, but it's small because we only have five birds total. A lot of the time they start bullying her inside and I try to sort things out by going in...
  15. H

    Hen With Injured Back - Infected

    Hi. So, I have a little Amaraucana hen that was pretty brutally henpecked, and her back was tore open down to bone. It's now starting to look infected. I don't have pictures of the infection, but the initial wound from a couple days ago. It should be somewhere on the post. She is being treated...
  16. gsgosselin

    Lone Hen

    I have a friend with one chicken. She wants to introduce another chicken so she won't be lonely. Will they fight? Should the new one be slightly younger? Maybe add two from another flock so there won't be an established pecking order?
  17. kurka0

    Pecking Order 1 vs 1

    Hello dear community! I know the pecking order topic has been discussed countless time. Still, opinions on my ladies case are greatly appreciated. The story: I ended up with a little chick (two days old) that turned out to be an american game rooster. Here cock fighting is a common thing, so I...
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