aggresive

Reading some forums on here I'm seeing that others have experienced a bit of an aggressive chick. 2nd day alive and my white silkie chick seems to be a bit of a bully to the black silkie chick. Just curious if this is a trait of a male? Seems whitey always has to be in front of the other or eat...

Hello everyone! So my Gold laced Orpington, Boo, is 8.5 months old. I hatched her from an incubator and she pretty much hatched out in my hands..so I have been around her every day since. She's so beautiful and I love her so much and she laid her first egg on January 12th and since has laid 15...

Hi all! I just want to make sure what I am doing is the correct thing. I had neighbors complain about my rooster's noise so I ended up rehoming him, which left me with 2 cinnamon queens. I ended up getting 4 more hens of varying breeds. I have a run that is about 12 x 5 feet and a coop that can...

Hey y'all, i have three chickens total two laying hens and one that is maybe 3-4 months. the little on is a silkie and is getting picked on by the one hen the black sex link. she always pecks her and when they are on the roost she pecks her some more. What can i do to get he to stop and leave...

Background: I have two hens in my backyard farm. They were both raised from chicks in the same area and with the same amount of handling. They have a small coop with a small run, but are frequently out in a chicken tractor or sometimes free ranging in the backyard for a couple hours at a time...