Why are my hens fighting????

[nsanywhere]

I've never seen anything like this - 2 of my astrolope hens are beating the crap out of each other! Both have been broody and setting on eggs, but when they get out of the nest for a snack they attack. It looks a lot like how roosters fight, feathers up, feet in the air, drawing blood and everything.

They only fight each other, none of my other chickens, even the other broody.

What IS this?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

They are trying to show each other who's boss.

 

[Teach97]

I think they are fighting over whose chicks will be the cutest...that or who the rooster is gonna live with and loves more...or it might be over the remote...or someone touched someone else...that is always a great reason to fight at our house anyways...we once fought because someone thought about touching someone...

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Quote:
Very good reason to fight! LOL

 

[musson]

Australorp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australorp