Pekin bantams guarding coop

[Melchall]

Hi
I have 3 polish chickens (1 cockeral) and 2 pekin bantams. They all live together quite happily until recently we have noticed when it comes to bedtime the 2 pekins will go into the coop and sit in the door way stopping the 3 polish going in.
This is a new behaviour for them. I was wondering if anybody has come across this before? What should we do about it?

 

[M-H-Fielding]

Hi
I have 3 polish chickens (1 cockeral) and 2 pekin bantams. They all live together quite happily until recently we have noticed when it comes to bedtime the 2 pekins will go into the coop and sit in the door way stopping the 3 polish going in.
This is a new behaviour for them. I was wondering if anybody has come across this before? What should we do about it?

I think your pekins are being bullies. I have that problem with my polish roo. Something about the polish chickens makes them not want to fight, they just give in.

 

[Melchall]

Thank you for replying i was afraid of this. I'm just now wondering really what I can do about it, I dnt want my polish being too scared to go into the coop when they used to quite happily put themselves to bed.

 

[aart]

How old are these birds, in weeks or months?
How big is your coop?
Pics of coop, inside and out, might help here.