Help! My chickens are bullying another to death!!

[4MyBirdiegirls]

I've tried doing that with Cinnimon and she did get better at behaving. maybe I will do that with the others too.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh and also, what breed is she? Silkies will definitely not be treated the same as a wyandotte, so thats an important factor here.

Not true, I keep silkies with other breeds.

 

[PoultryCQ]

Not true, I keep silkies with other breeds.

Well, no one dares to peck my Wyandotte's, so they are definitely at the top of the pecking order. Silkies on the other hand can get bullied for various reasons. For example, some chickens like to peck at beards in bearded silkies, or crests in polish and houdans. So it does depend on breed slightly.

 

[PoultryCQ]

Well, no one dares to peck my Wyandotte's, so they are definitely at the top of the pecking order. Silkies on the other hand can get bullied for various reasons. For example, some chickens like to peck at beards in bearded silkies, or crests in polish and houdans. So it does depend on breed slightly.

EEs as well can be a target due to their beard.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, no one dares to peck my Wyandotte's, so they are definitely at the top of the pecking order. Silkies on the other hand can get bullied for various reasons. For example, some chickens like to peck at beards in bearded silkies, or crests in polish and houdans. So it does depend on breed slightly.

Only bird I had a beard plucked out was a Porcelain D'uccle/Silkie mix, & my Japanese Bantam mix was the culprit.

None of mine get bullied. I have Silkies in two different flocks.

 

[PoultryCQ]

Not true, I keep silkies with other breeds.

Also, I never said they couldn't be kept with other breeds.

 

[aart]

My run is 8ft by 16ft so we have 18ft per bird

Do they have a coop they sleep in at night?
Dimensions and pic of that?

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[MysteryChicken]

EEs as well can be a target due to their beard.

My EEs haven't gotten bullied, they're quite bossy actually.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Also, I never said they couldn't be kept with other breeds.

I was talking about them being picked on all the time isn't true.

 

[4MyBirdiegirls]

Do they have a coop they sleep in at night?
Dimensions and pic of that?

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Yes they do. It is the OverEz large coop. I believe it is 4ft by 6ft we are in the USA and it is the middle of summer.