Worried...

[chicken_love]

Our neighbors have about 30 chickens (they're big-time farmers) and the chickens have attacked each other three times. Twice they were blinded and one died

. How do you keep this from happening?

 

[magikchick]

You don't want to over crowd them, they will attack each other if in too small a space. Big ones will attack smaller ones also.

Mine free range on an acer and get along fine. They seperate into three different groups during the day. All sleep togeather in the coop at night.

Marsha

 

[chicken_love]

So if I'm careful, it's not very likely that they will attack?

 

[BeckyLa]

Overcrowding and insufficient feed are the biggest causes of cannibalism. If they have plenty of room, inside and out, and get good quality feed, most likely you won't have a problem.

 

[chicken_love]

What's enough room for silky bantams?