Help! Bullying chicken

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Penny Finn

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Help! Bullying chicken
« on: September 21, 2008, 16:44 »
Having been reduced to one chicken (Jennifer) I have just got two new point of lays.  They are lovely but Jennifer hates them!  She is really bullying them and I don't know whether I should separate them or let them sort things out for themselves.  This must be what people mean by 'pecking order'.  Could do with some advice please?
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Help! Bullying chicken
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2008, 17:05 »
Pen them apart during the day so that they can see each other.  Don't use chicken wire though as they can get injured pushing their head through it.

She'ss get used to them in about a couple of weeks.

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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2008, 08:39 »
I have been letting Jennifer out and keeping the newbies in.  At least then they get a chance to peck about in their own run!  Jennifer wanders about for a bit then sits by the run, pecking at the wire and waiting to be let back in.  She has actually started pecking us too which is most unusual.  Maybe she has turned ferral!!!  Do you think just separating them for part of the day like this is enough?


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