Very new to chickens - got 6 pullets on Friday. Now they seem to be settled down in their run/coop. The 2 older/bigger hens were being very agressive to each other. Flapping and raising their feathers on their necks and squawking and staring each other down. When one backs down, that one will go after the other hens. Is this just a dominance behavior - trying to determine who is queen hen? Will this behavior escalate?
Thanks...
Thanks...