Flying/jumping at each other?

[piyo]

Wow, a google search brought me to this thread. I was wondering what as going on, but I had a sneaking suspicion it had something to do with pecking order establishment. Mine are 2 weeks 3 days old. It seems like as soon as they started to try flying, that was when this started. They also stretch their necks a lot. What does the neck stretching mean? Whoever looks taller gets to be the head hen?

 

[CloneFly]

Wow, a google search brought me to this thread. I was wondering what as going on, but I had a sneaking suspicion it had something to do with pecking order establishment. Mine are 2 weeks 3 days old. It seems like as soon as they started to try flying, that was when this started. They also stretch their necks a lot. What does the neck stretching mean? Whoever looks taller gets to be the head hen?

Not sure, I see it as playing
The pecking order is usually reestablished every few years or so, but it's cute to watch them when they're little!

 

[Flannery]

we have 2 week old meat chickens. they also chest bump and run after each other. I just keep an eye on them to make sure no one gets hurt. I know we only have them a short while but they seem to act like laying chickens too!!! and of course grow much faster