Evil twins making it unsafe for sweet loner

[Chickengene]

I have three older hens two three and four years of age, and added two Wyandotte sisters last year.
The wyandottes, or evil twins as we call them, seem it have a huge hatred for my Easter Egger Miss Penny.
Not only do they bully her in the coop or at any feeding, but will literally run the fifty yards across the yard to run her away from where she is grazing.
I am now becoming a bit concerned because we have recently seen a huge fix and she, of necessity, is ranging out into the pasture alone, farther and farther from the safety of the yard.
Can this bullying be stopped?
Aside from culling the Evil Twins?
Would culling one of the twins possibly have any effect?

 

[sourland]

I'd be tempted to try Pin Less Peepers on the aggressive birds. Do an on site search for more information.

 

[CannedMonster]

I rehomed my 3 Wyandottes. They just wouldn’t stop bullying everyone and when they couldn’t bully others they bullied each other.
They went to a lady that has lots of poultry and probably 40 chickens.
They actually are doing much better there.
I probably won’t get more Wyandottes, I’m not a fan of them.

My rooster would pick on my only EE too.
He didn’t seem to like her but she was a favorite of the younger cockerel.

 

[moniquem]

Sometimes rehoming is the best for all. I re-homed a bully BR. I had watched her pick on my SS for months, as a new chicken owner I assumed this was normal behavior and things would work themselves out. They didn't, I caught her aggressively attacking the SS in the nesting box. I re-homed her the next morning.

That was last fall and now the SS is laying, she hadn't at all last year, and everyone gets along fine.

 

[TheJerzyHen]

My two EE hens were so bullied by my sex links they had to live separate in another coop... now I housed my 6 yr old Australorp with them and they have become the 3 musketeers .. and about to integrate 2 Jersey Blues and 2 Brahmas and a Barnevelder with them. EE are very timid birds and easily bullied. Glad you rehomed the others.. maybe she can get some new friends now! Good Luck!

 

[Mrs. K]

Always solve for peace in the flock. It really doesn't matter which ones you choose, try pulling one and see, if you see a big relaxation in the whole flock, take a head count that that is what fits in your set up. If not, pull another one.

People always worry about the one being picked on, but the whole flock is in tension. Once you get rid of the tension, you will be faster to catch it the next time. Sometimes pulling the bully works, but sometimes pulling the victim does too. And sometimes it really doesn't matter which bird you pulled, you just have a better fit in the set up. Keep that number of birds in mind.

Mrs K