AJuff Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Today I was in the walk in run and was horrified to see Hazel, new chief hen, jump onto poor little Delia and start pecking at the back of her neck. I have not seen this behaviour before and shut Hazel in the run to let Delia recover. Why has this bullying suddently started happening. I'm a bit worried now as I'm planning on getting four new girls next weekend to add the once harmonious group of 6. I'm starting to think about separating the existing six . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknette Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hi Your chief hen is assetting dominance over the other chooks, She is just astablishing her rank and it is quite normal. I see this all the time with my top chook , its not too alarming and the girls really expect it of her, as its her job Hope this helps Best Wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
