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We have 3 chickens; one white, one red and a blue egg layin one. The red one is really aggressive with the blue egg guy to the point where he won't leave the top roost to get food or peck at the ground. When he does the red one comes after him and pecks at his neck and legs pulling out feathers and causing bleeding. Overall Senor Blue Egg is looking very scrappy and overall skittish.

Is there anything we can do to create a more harmonious living situation for all?
 
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. How large is your pen? Any spots for birds to escape from the others?
 
Their coop is 2 1/2" by 2 1/2" their run is about 5 1/2' by 10' or so. Usually the blue egger perches on top of the coop to get away, occasionally she goes in the coop. This works pretty well during the day, and we're able to feed her up there. My problem is really in the mornings when they're all in the coop together. If I don't get there soon enough red starts attacking and it's caused blue egg to bleed, which we then have to clean and patch.
 

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