moochoo Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I was interested to find out about pecking order. I've only had my girls since Tuesday and every night they've gone to bed in the same order, woken up and come back down into their run in the same order. Is this indicative of their pecking order or are they just regimented? Either way I think it's very cute! If it is the pecking order who's the boss the first in or the last in??? There doesn't appear to be a clear leader yet in the group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Ours don't always go to bed together but seem to come out in the same order. For ours it seems to be top chick comes out first. Mind you top chick is the smallest and youngest which wasn't what I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 our top chick (there's only 2!) is also the smallest! she was 1st to start laying too, very unexpected, and she always pushed herself out the eglu first in the morning, sometimes tramples right over the top of the other one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost-sheep Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 first night we had ours the leader of the pecking order tryed to round up the others for bedtime... very funny cos the others kept running out again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffball Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 The top hen will come out first and go to bed first. When we first got our hens we didn't know about the pecking order and we thought that they were all bullying each other!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Ours always go up in order like this: Gemma Mischief Magic Uma Lacey Spice Gemma goes up first and calls the others in. On the first night the others couldnt figure out how to get up the ladder so Gemma came down and chased them up the ladder one by one Spice is always the last one up, and she is at the bottom of the pecking order, she likes to stay behinde for an hour so she has time to get any treats the other have missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I haven't noticed any order they go in and come out. I shall have to watch tonight and as for the morning . . . . . well they do get up early . . . and I am on school holidays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
