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Chickenman MAN
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Well the thing is yes... chickens do naturally have a pecking order. However, over-aggressive pecking or fighting leads to drawn blood and loss of feathers. My chooks aren't particularly aggressive however, they are ex-bats and we are going into winter. They don't have all of their feathers yet and them being pecked out isn't helping them regrow them. They are more of a retraining method. Sometimes the chook just gets used to feather pecking. If she can't peck for a while, once they are off she may not attempt it again. It just leads to a more harmonious flock often times.It's their nature though, right? Do you have very aggressive birds?