Smallest chicken gets bullied.

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Do you have a photo of your smaller chicken with the flock?

 

[swampfox440]

Hi , Welcome to BYC! Great to have you join . Sorry she is getting picked on .

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and welcome to BYC. Generally big chickens pick on small chickens. She may be a bantam or she may have some congenital problem. As long as she is able to eat and drink and blood is not being drawn, she may make her place in the flock.

 

[cmom]

I would separate her and give her her own space. I have had to do that. I do have a coop and pen that I use for sick or injured birds. Currently I'm using it as a breeding coop and pen. I do have a hen that was being picked on and now she is in a cage recouping. I'm planning on moving those birds to another coop and pen and when I do I'll put her back in and then it will be new to all of the birds and they may not pick on her anymore. It has worked in the past. Good luck and have fun...

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC Sorry she is being picked on.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[JB Clucker]

Hi, sorry you're having an issue. Is your smallest a different breed than the others?

Yes

 

[JB Clucker]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Do you have enough space for all of them?

I think so, going by what I have seen they have more than most around here and free range within 1 1/2acres.

 

[Tonyroo]

Welcome to byc ,
It's quite stressful for the only small chicken to be with a large flock. It's better to keep the two sizes separate, it will help to prevent injuries and starvation.

 

[DobieLover]

I think so, going by what I have seen they have more than most around here and free range within 1 1/2acres.

I meant in the coop. Any bird kept in a very large pen or permitted to free range rarely has trouble during the day. It's the roosting at night in the coop when they are locked in that trouble ensues when it's too small.