Urbanbird1
In the Brooder
What are differences between bullying behavior and normal pecking order behavior?
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Thank you! I only have three birds but one is a black maran and most of her head feathers have been pulled out. The other two are EEs. I’ve seen one EE (middle one) get on top of her multiple times and pull them out. When I dump a pile of compost or greens for them, the other two kind of make noises and look and her to get her away. Sometimes they all eat together though. Finally I saw the one I think is on the top of the pecking order pull a feather out of the middle one when they were eating from the compost pile today. The maran lingers outside at night and follows me around when I’m in the coop.
Can you provide some examples of any behavior you're seeing?
Does it sound like bullying behavior to you? And which bird, the middle one or both Ees? Thanks againYou can put the bully in a dog kennel in the garage or some other out of sight place for a couple days and then bring her back to the others. Sometimes that resets the order and puts the bully in her place.
More birds could also help, as someone is bound to be above her and could teach her some manners.
Worst case scenario, you could cull her (rehome or freeze camp). If she joins a new flock, she will start at the bottom, but some people don't want a known bully.
It sound like the middle one is a bully. Try separating her for a couple days where the others can't see her. Moving both EEs will just make the other one more of a target when they get reintroduced again. Good luck.Does it sound like bullying behavior to you? And which bird, the middle one or both Ees? Thanks again