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Songster
Backstory: I have, from the beginning, gone out to the coop just at sunset. I go inside the coop and call the girls in, close the pop door so they don’t go back out, and wait for them to settle in on their roosts before I turn out the light (which I turn on about an hour before dark, to bring them in) in the coop and leave them to sleep.
Having said that, I realize that the pecking order is a very real thing, but they get up on the roosts and the top chicken will start pecking. Tonight, she started pecking at their combs! I mean grabbing on and pulling. It is like she is trying to arrange them, but changes her mind midway. How do I help to alleviate the drama? Should I just close the pop door, turn off the light, and leave and let them work it out? It is dark in the coop without the light and I am concerned about them finding their way on to the roosts. Color me confused and frustrated…lol. Any ideas? Thanks!
Having said that, I realize that the pecking order is a very real thing, but they get up on the roosts and the top chicken will start pecking. Tonight, she started pecking at their combs! I mean grabbing on and pulling. It is like she is trying to arrange them, but changes her mind midway. How do I help to alleviate the drama? Should I just close the pop door, turn off the light, and leave and let them work it out? It is dark in the coop without the light and I am concerned about them finding their way on to the roosts. Color me confused and frustrated…lol. Any ideas? Thanks!