Chicken bully?

[GoDawgs]

I'm new to this, and purchased four one year old hens yesterday. 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Dominique, and 1 Speckled Sussex. The Dominique is a bully, chasing at and pecking the other hens. I have a chicken tractor, and now the three other hens are hiding out in the coop, with the Dominique down in the run. The food and water is in the run, so if the others don't come out later today I'll put separate food and water in the coop.

Is there anything I can do about this? Might the Dominique settle down and leave the others alone? It hasn't even been 24 hours yet, so I'm sure they are still getting used to their new surroundings.

 

[mywifewasonherenowiamalso]

let them establish pecking order and then they will be fine.

The Dominique wil eat first and then let the others. its just the natural order of chickendom.

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Maybe just water in coop for a short time. You want the others to try venturing into the run eventually. If Miss Bully Hen does not calm down in a couple days you could try placing her in a crate in the run temporarily to see if that alters her behavior.