2 bigger chickens pecking on smaller one

[Jurassic Wolf]

I have two chickens that won't stop bullying the smaller one, how can i make them stop hurting her? her neck is featherless

 

[Redhead Rae]

I have two chickens that won't stop bullying the smaller one, how can i make them stop hurting her? her neck is featherless

Sorry you are having this problem.

What breeds are the chickens involved? What is your housing setup like? Do you have multiple food and water stations?

 

[Jurassic Wolf]

the 2 bigger ones are bantam Brahmas the smaller one is an EE. because there is only 3 of them there are only 1 food/waterers

 

[Redhead Rae]

the 2 bigger ones are bantam Brahmas the smaller one is an EE. because there is only 3 of them there are only 1 food/waterers

You need 2 feeders and waterers so the bullied hen has free access.

How large is your setup? What size is your coop and how big is the run?

 

[Jurassic Wolf]

the run is a little over 8x2 and the coop is a little over 2x3 also the chickens are letting the other hen drink/eat they just keep pecking her neck and chasing her around

 

[Redhead Rae]

the run is a little over 8x2 and the coop is a little over 2x3 also the chickens are letting the other hen drink/eat they just keep pecking her neck and chasing her around

Your setup is only just on the low end of "adequate" for 3 bantams. But, as is shown by the aggressiveness displayed by the two brahmas, it isn't enough. The more space the better. I'm guessing you have one of those tiny prefab coops right? What I would do is enclose the run to make the whole prefab their coop and figure out how to make a larger run for them. If you can't do this, I would suggest rehoming the EE.

 

[Jurassic Wolf]

ok i have a bigger coop (run is 5x8 and coop is 3x3) coming in a month-ish but what should I do until then?

 

[Redhead Rae]

ok i have a bigger coop (run is 5x8 and coop is 3x3) coming in a month-ish but what should I do until then?

I usually try to remove the bullies from the scenario so that the pecking order resettles and then reintroduce them. But with a flock the size of the one you have, that would be tantamount to removing the bullied hen which can make reintroduction harder on her. @staceyj Do you or any other small flock people you know of have a solution for this sort of issue?

 

[Sassysouth]

I had this situation and 3 were ganging up on 1, Sesame. Sesame was terrified and they were drawing blood, out for death. I rehome the 3, after all other options failed. I tried to bring 1 back and the same situation occurred . I kept Sesame and started my flock over.

I am not too optimistic for you, unless you added another and sounds like you don’t have room. Do they have hiding places, roosts, dust bath area? They do get bored.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I have a bantam cochin that it seems no one likes. They don't seek her out to beat on her but if she comes close she gets a peck. I always make sure there is separate feed for her. I have a few small stations wall mounted higher up so only one bird can stand on a roost and get the food. That way they can't stand over her and peck her while she tries to eat. Once it's warmer I will have more waterers too.
Making sure she can get away from the bullies is important. I agree with Rae that more room would be beneficial. If you are going to have a second coop you could alway use both. One at either end of a larger run area. That way she can separate herself when she wants.