New old hen bullying 3 younger hens

chikndash

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Sep 13, 2020
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Hello everyone! I have 3 4mo old girls/boy and I recently adopted one 4yr old lady. She was quarantined in a separate coop for a while, then they were all introduced through a fence, and now they have been free ranging together with no problem. She gets a little grumpy around treat time (pecks others away from the treats) but other than that she is fine. I put her in the main coop to sleep with the rest of the babies when it was dark and everything was okay the next morning, but when I put her in at dusk last night, she wouldn't allow the others to enter the coop and go to sleep. She would peck and attack them until they flew out, I had to put her back in her old coop. Does anyone have any tips about how to break this behavior?

Thank you!
 
Hello everyone! I have 3 4mo old girls/boy and I recently adopted one 4yr old lady. She was quarantined in a separate coop for a while, then they were all introduced through a fence, and now they have been free ranging together with no problem. She gets a little grumpy around treat time (pecks others away from the treats) but other than that she is fine. I put her in the main coop to sleep with the rest of the babies when it was dark and everything was okay the next morning, but when I put her in at dusk last night, she wouldn't allow the others to enter the coop and go to sleep. She would peck and attack them until they flew out, I had to put her back in her old coop. Does anyone have any tips about how to break this behavior?

Thank you!
It's normal behavior for the head hen.
Pictures of the coop and run will help.
 

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