Luvachicken Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Molly has been top hen over the last year since Gemma died in the summer, above the 3 younger ones who are now just over a year old. Somehow, Molly has been demoted and Nancy has become top hen. They used to be good friends before but now Nancy does give Molly some grief during the day. Molly has also lost her favourite sleeping place at bedtime. What has changed to make Nancy, a very dainty hen, in charge? I've not really had this before - the one in charge has always been in charge until they pass away and another takes over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Has Nancy recently come into lay? Edited March 24, 2022 by mullethunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 9:37 PM, mullethunter said: Has Nancy recently come into lay? Yes, she has @mullethunter but so has Molly. They both laid last year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Oh OK - I couldn’t remember how long you’d had Nancy. It feels like 5 minutes!! I have no idea what the answer is so I’m only speculating, but I bet it is to do with hormone levels somehow. I admit though that I’ve never seen this without thou outside influence of an incomer upsetting the pecking order or somehen just growing up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Yes @mullethunter, it's strange as never experienced this before. Hoping the behaviour doesn't get too nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
