Hi Sally,
So sorry about your little brahma! I tend to be a real mother hen to our hens, and spend a lot of time (probably too much) observing them. We try to place the food around enough so that everyone gets access to it peacefully. My daughter and I just went to the dollar store and bought a...
Hi,
Here is a link to the article I have submitted to your contest. It is entitled "Chicken Pecking Order: how, where, when and why" Hope you like it! It was fun to write.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-pecking-order-how-where-when-and-why
Thanks!
Krista
Chicken Pecking Order: How, Where, When and Why
Two hens eat peacefully with our rooster in an established hierarchy in a good environment
All flocks of domestic chickens will establish a pecking order – a well defined social hierarchy that determines the rank of every chicken from the...