pecking order

[baker06]

Do yours willingly go outside?

 

[Studio2770]

Yeah, most of the time they expect to go outside. I herd them in when the dogs gotta go out, which isn't easy. They go in on their own at dusk.

 

[baker06]

Hmm mine mostly stay inside all day..but before they go in for bed they come outside for a little bit

 

[Studio2770]

Whenever the dogs are inside I leave both doors to the coop open. When we first let them out of the coop, they were timid and stayed close to it. I think they may be warming up to their surroundings. I think they will figure out the coop first and then venture out. That's what mine did.k

 

[baker06]

Thanks for the help

 

[Sunshine2000]

Hi , I have a VERY fat chicken named sweet-tweet. I also have a mother hen named boo. she currently has 6 chicks that are about 3 weeks old. along with many more chickens. boo and her kids hang out inside and outside the coop. they love everyone! with the exception of sweet-tweet. if they are even in the same room , boo runs to sweet-tweet and instantly draws blood! she has NEVER been this evil. she will knock sweet-tweet to the ground and stomp on him! I don't understand!!! Boo and him have always been friends until she had kids! sweet-tweet is Not the only roster so I don't know why she hurts him! and he is fat and unsteady and very fragile! I would hate to see him suffer! WHAT CAN I DO!!!

 

[Sunshine2000]

Hi , I have a VERY fat chicken named sweet-tweet. I also have a mother hen named boo. she currently has 6 chicks that are about 3 weeks old. along with many more chickens. boo and her kids hang out inside and outside the coop. they love everyone! with the exception of sweet-tweet. if they are even in the same room , boo runs to sweet-tweet and instantly draws blood! she has NEVER been this evil. she will knock sweet-tweet to the ground and stomp on him! I don't understand!!! Boo and him have always been friends until she had kids! sweet-tweet is Not the only roster so I don't know why she hurts him! and he is fat and unsteady and very fragile! I would hate to see him suffer! WHAT CAN I DO!!!

 

[Studio2770]

Hi , I have a VERY fat chicken named sweet-tweet. I also have a mother hen named boo. she currently has 6 chicks that are about 3 weeks old. along with many more chickens. boo and her kids hang out inside and outside the coop. they love everyone! with the exception of sweet-tweet. if they are even in the same room , boo runs to sweet-tweet and instantly draws blood! she has NEVER been this evil. she will knock sweet-tweet to the ground and stomp on him! I don't understand!!! Boo and him have always been friends until she had kids! sweet-tweet is Not the only roster so I don't know why she hurts him! and he is fat and unsteady and very fragile! I would hate to see him suffer! WHAT CAN I DO!!!

I've had no experience with that, but from what I've seen, separate the bad chicken from the rest for a while. I would trust someone with more experience with this though.