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:hmm little rascals. I'm glad Lottie had the good sense to tuck herself in early.

I'm experiencing the exact opposite. After months of bad behaviour on Janet's part she's calming down. Last night she pecked Sandy only once and it didn't even connect! And they slept three abreast!! That's unheard of. In this case, I think the sturdy roost and expansion of roosting space are making all the difference.
 
MaryJanet said:
:hmm little rascals. I'm glad Lottie had the good sense to tuck herself in early.

I'm experiencing the exact opposite. After months of bad behaviour on Janet's part she's calming down. Last night she pecked Sandy only once and it didn't even connect! And they slept three abreast!! That's unheard of. In this case, I think the sturdy roost and expansion of roosting space are making all the difference.
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Well done! :clapHere's hoping for a long quiet run of good behaviour. :)
 
I believe (on not a lot of first hand evidence but lots of anecdotal evidence from experienced keepers here where I live) that these types of problems occur more often in mixed breed flocks. Many people report that if they have pairs of triples of a particular breed in a large mixed flock the breeds bond by breed.
Here it should work even better and generally does. Not only do they have breed genetics, they also have family genes.
The most problematical with regard to in tribe disputes and bickering are the Marans/bantam crosses. Gedit and Myth, completely different sizes and generations will stick together. They are very similar in physiology apart from a very pronounced size difference.
It's not a very popular line of research. Any conclusions would be open to misinterpretation by various groups, much like Darwin's Survival of the Fittest.
 
Shadrach said:
I believe (on not a lot of first hand evidence but lots of anecdotal evidence from experienced keepers here where I live) that these types of problems occur more often in mixed breed flocks. Many people report that if they have pairs of triples of a particular breed in a large mixed flock the breeds bond by breed.
Here it should work even better and generally does. Not only do they have breed genetics, they also have family genes.
The most problematical with regard to in tribe disputes and bickering are the Marans/bantam crosses. Gedit and Myth, completely different sizes and generations will stick together. They are very similar in physiology apart from a very pronounced size difference.
It's not a very popular line of research. Any conclusions would be open to misinterpretation by various groups, much like Darwin's Survival of the Fittest.
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Yes, I'm keeping this line of thought in mind as I plan ahead. Having said that, Soda [who appears to be top hen presently] began the feather picking & who she mostly picks on is her sister, Hepzibah, who apparently doesn't mind & ranks 2nd. They seem to do a lot of co~ruling, working as a pair for dominance. The other BR has mutant feathering but is not picked on. The Campines are right @ the bottom apart from my remaining bantam & they have lost a lot of rump feathers ~ but that could be because they turn their backs @ roosting so that's where they get pecked.
 
MaryJanet said:
I've judt checked my notes and Sandy has been living here since April and it's only recently Janet the Enforcer has decided to stop being nasty.

That's a goid six months of Sandy being picked on.
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Yes, but you have a feisty Barnie. :lol:
 

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