Bluscorp22
Chirping
I have 2 - 7 month old partridge Cochin bantam hens, 2 - 4 month old mottled Cochin bantam hens and 2 - 4 month old Mille fleur d'uccle hens. Until this past Monday the 2 partridge girls were in a pen right next to a pen with the other four girls. They had been close neighbors for 2 months. Literally just hardware cloth separating them. On Monday I put them all in their permanent pen. The partridge hen that is laying went nuts! I understand they take pecking order seriously BUT she is on patrol all the time! She chases them down, won't let them eat or drink, won't let them in the hen house, and she won't let them on the roost. I took her out Monday night so the others could sleep. Put her back in on Tuesday night after everyone was asleep. Well, she has been right back at it all week! She cuts the other partridge a little slack but is relentless with the others, especially the d'uccle. Is this normal? How long to work it out? Separate her? Suggestions? Comments?