Egg Layer is Bullying

[Chickfinity]

As of last week all my chickens roosted on the top bar. I noticed my Isa started roosting on bottom bar. I’ve been going thru video but didn’t see any issues that day. A few days later on camera I saw my White Leghorn hop off top roost to bottom roost and viscously attack my Isa. Since then she has been incredibly skiddish and not even roosting. Yesterday I noticed my WL attack the Isa after foraging. For context, My Isa is not laying yet. They have been together for months. I am thinking about putting my WL in jail but she is laying. How does this work when laying eggs? Any insight into this sudden bullying?

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Leghorns and RIR's tend to be bully's. It's upsetting to see but you have to consider just how bad is it? If it's just a quick attack, not prolonged jumping on her back and threat of drawing blood, then it's normal. Is it constant or maybe once / day? I did re-home a RIR when the level of bullying got to be to extreme. But every day I see a few of my older gals go after the younger ones and I don't consider it bad enough for me to intervene. Jail is an option if it's bad, just put a nest box in jail. OR I've taken a broom handle and "poked," the aggressive hen during attacks to try to train her that it's not okay.........