They are eating and drinking ok. I feel like they have so many options. The other hens even scratch next to the babies now- they won't share a food bowl yet but it's a positive step. It's just Rainy being a bully. She is the low hen. She was my buddy and always a loner. Maybe she's jealous for my attention. Lol! I try and put as many obstacles around as possible (as you can see in the pics). Corners were tricky but they've gotten pretty smart about avoiding them.
No, has nothing to do with you.
Oh man, there goes my ego boost!!
I knew it wasn't about that but if it were about my cats? That's a whole different issue. I've got some pretty spiteful kitties that vie for my attention. Thanks for your help once again. 
That is exactly what I had when I integrated chicks. The low hen became the "mean girl."
Nice looking set up for integration. I wouldn't worry about it - it's annoying but her behavior isn't unusual. The pullets really should be learning to stay out of her way or get out of her way if they see her coming.I have a similar issue. 10 six week old pullets and 10 one yr old hens. They've been together since the pullets were 2weeks. Integrated fully during the day since week 4. They still sleep separately in the coop.
Only one hen is causing an issue. She rips patches of feathers off of the pullets of she can grab them. No blood. She pursues them if she's up and about and they are in her view. She does give up after about 30 seconds maybe???
They all have access to all those areas all day. Pics attached.Do I need to change anything or separate that hen or just stop worrying?.
F for food, w for water, c for chicken for scale, the grid is just pavement, the green is shrubbery and trees but theres a lot of over head cover. So the top left corner is a smaller run enclosure they stay in for most of the morning because I was worried they wont eat the pellet feeders and just eat all the vegetation in the garden. I have 3 feeders, 2 gravity ones and one ratproof and weatherproof one. The chickens prefer to be in the larger run with greenery and seldom go back into the enclosed one. I may have to move things around, it's just I'm finding it hard to control what the chickens eat whether it's layer, grower pellets or the vegetation.
I may have to have 2 feeders in the main run but out of line of sight from each other. I have to somehow weatherproof the gravity feeder I have and I need some kind of feeder arrangement in their coops so they don't go hungry in the morning. I wake at 8, the chickens wake at 5 or 6.
That doesn't quite work, get out your tape measure.
Might want to try letting them out in the morning then, and not sweating what exactly they're eating (as long as they have access to feed) - confining the younger birds with their bully is probably making it tougher for them to get away from her and for them to eat.
They won't go hungry. I remove all food overnight and wake up usually around 8:45, sometimes as late as 9:30.
Don't worry. They are good at balancing out their needs when they have the options. Just make the feed available and let them worry about the rest.
You are making it too hard on yourself. Only feed one feed, a low calcium feed where the percent calcium is around 1%, not the 4% in Layer. That can be Grower, Starter, Flock Raiser, All-Flock, whatever protein percent makes you happy. Then offer oyster shell on the side. The ones that need the calcium for eggshells seem to know it and eat enough oyster shell while the ones that don't lay eggs don't eat enough to hurt themselves.
