Linda V
Songster
Good morning, everyone! I'm a "newbie" here, so I'll make this as short as possible!
This is about our "flock of two" with an alpha hen.
All the articles I've read on line (to date) have only talked about the "alpha" hen in a flock. What I need to know is - is it normal to have an alpha in a flock of two hens?
We have no plans to add to the coop or have a rooster.
Two days ago we picked up two "Dominique" laying hens from a chicken farm and they both are
roosting & sleeping over night just fine and one laid an egg for us the 2nd day!
Have no idea which one, however...lol!
We have a fantastic coop for them with PVC feeder tube for feed & water outside and a small PVC pipe as a watering device in the coop for overnight use. They are using all just great.
However, I'm not thrilled about this bullying and domination behavior from the older, and slightly larger hen.
The submissive hen is "Henrietta"
The dominating hen is "Alpha Barbie" (for obvious reasons)
Any advice on what to do to get AB to stop being such a control freak over the other one or will they work things out on their own.
Thanks everyone!
Linda V
Creedmoor, NC
7/11/16
This is about our "flock of two" with an alpha hen.
All the articles I've read on line (to date) have only talked about the "alpha" hen in a flock. What I need to know is - is it normal to have an alpha in a flock of two hens?
We have no plans to add to the coop or have a rooster.
Two days ago we picked up two "Dominique" laying hens from a chicken farm and they both are
roosting & sleeping over night just fine and one laid an egg for us the 2nd day!

We have a fantastic coop for them with PVC feeder tube for feed & water outside and a small PVC pipe as a watering device in the coop for overnight use. They are using all just great.
However, I'm not thrilled about this bullying and domination behavior from the older, and slightly larger hen.
The submissive hen is "Henrietta"
The dominating hen is "Alpha Barbie" (for obvious reasons)
Any advice on what to do to get AB to stop being such a control freak over the other one or will they work things out on their own.
Thanks everyone!
Linda V
Creedmoor, NC
7/11/16