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  1. T

    Bully ducks, what should i do?

    I have 3 drakes (unsexed) so I haven’t had much control over their dynamics. I can’t add more female ducks right now because of space and budget limits. Two of them are bullying the third one. It looks like one duck is the dominant one—even the second bully gets pushed around by it sometimes...
  2. Greaner_pastures

    Paint?

    So I’ve had these chickens for a few years now. I’ve learned from my mistakes…like putting bands on them when they are babies so I can tell them apart down the road lol. I’ve had a chicken I’ve been trying to get back in with the rest of her flock who was molting then got bullied, long story...
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    Lucy won't let pullets roost.
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  4. T

    Hen became an overnight bully

    I have a case of bullying but it seems abnormal. My hen Millie has been the bottom of the pecking order her whole life and is very submissive. We added five pullets this summer and she was mean to them, but I finally got them integrated and everything was fine. Yesterday out of nowhere we...
  5. -Eridanus-

    Blind Hen Getting Bullied

    Whenever I go out to the chicken coop, there is ALWAYS one hen, named Amber, who is up on the top roost. I'm pretty sure she's blind/visually impaired because she is not only afraid to get down from the roost, it also takes her several tries to get a beakful of food or water. She has pecked me...
  6. LadyCogburn

    Bully now gets Bullied

    ADVICE NEEDED!! I have 4 TS silkies. One was relentlessly bulling another (like, drawing blood) I put peepers on her several months ago and they have worked wonderfully. She managed to get them off yesterday and now the chicken that she WAS bullying will not let her leave the coop. She chases...
  7. D

    Do we have a bully problem? Leghorns stopped laying

    I'm investigating two possibilities, this is the first; recently (2024/04/30) I got 3 hens: two white leghorns and one Amber star. They are all within 3weeks age and the amber star started laying small but, cute eggs. Three days at her new home, the bigger legorn started laying too on the 3rd...
  8. Angel25

    Bully Hen Guarding Coop!

    I have a hen in my flock who always sleeps near the door of the coop. She keeps attacking any other hen who tries to go in at night and now i'm finding hens trying to sleep all over the run! Does anyone have any advice for stopping this behaviour?
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  9. W

    Chicks sneezing? Bullied or getting feathers in?

    Hi, I am easing chicks for the first time (well we tried when I was about 8years old and a weasel got them so I’m determined to do everything right) my babies are 2 week old chicks and have gotten rambunctious. I moved them to my basement so I could upgrade their brooder space. I noticed after I...
  10. kanami

    bullying or molting?

    i’m so stressedddd, i’ve noticed some of my chooks are losing feathers and this is coming up on year one of me being a chicken tender and this is a first for me. i need the experts to look at all these photos and help me see if they are getting bullied or if some are molting or both! one day i...
  11. Cloverr39

    Hen plucking feathers from another hen

    (I think this might not be the right place for this thread, sorry) I have a 1 year 7 month old bantam brahma hen named Zombie. She was the 1st hen in my current flock. She has a history of being picked on. First when she was 2 weeks old the other chicks picked her head until it started...
  12. T

    Normal Pecking Order Behavior?

    Hey all, was hoping you more seasoned chicken owners could help. I have 4 hens and my biggest girl is a Lavendar Ameraucana and clearly seems the top of the pecking order (ironically she used to be the runt!). She seems like a bully (though she is a favorite and super sweet with us… so please...
  13. RIRgal

    Bullying or laying hormones? Coop behavior with new layer

    I have 5 RIR'S that are 18 weeks old. Ever since early May they have lived outside and they figured out the automatic door immediately and have been good at going in at dark before it closes. My one girl started laying 3 or 4 days ago. For the last 2 nights before bed I have came and found...
  14. madsnbot

    Establishing pecking order or bullying?

    I ask so many questions but i just love it here! So anyways, back in April i bought 4 chicks, a EE, serema, frizzle cochin (bantam i think), and a frizzle, who are around 9 weeks old now. A few days ago I brought home 2 more chicks, a tetra tint and a bantam cochin who are also 9 weeks. I didn’t...
  15. A

    What to do about a bully rooster?

    We recently got a silkie rooster to add to our flock. The lady who we got him from didn't know how old he was as she got him from someone else (she got him in a random assortment of chickens and didn't need any more roosters), but he seems to be about 1 year old to me. He is our only rooster and...
  16. PistolHollidayIV

    when should i worry about my new chicks?

    so I was recently given two chicks from my neighbors to add to my flock, they seem about 7 or 8 weeks old so I know they're okay outside but my 3 BR and 2 RIR seem to be bullying my little white one. When should I draw the line? Cayse they're already pulling tail feathers and it's barely day...
  17. C

    Help! Bully Chick

    We have never had chicks before but decided to start down this rabbit hole. We got 6 chicks three weeks ago, 2 lavender orpingtons, 2 easter eggers and 2 silkies. They are all pretty calm breeds. We think one of the silkies may be a rooster as their feathers are coming in differently but only...
  18. S

    Molting Chicken Keeps Getting Pecked! Advice?

    Hi All, I have a Welsummer chicken (Lucy) who is 1 year old. She began molting back in late December (kinda early but I read that sometimes happens). She is pretty much done but can't seem to grow back her final tail feathers. This is mainly because another hen (Dolly) continues to peck at her...
  19. S

    Can I put silkies, polish, appenzeller Spitzhauben and barnevelders together in the same Coop without bullying?? How loud are the apps and the barns?

    Hi. I have a very large coop and run that is 100% shaded and has lots of ventilation and is very high with multiple perches at varying heights. I have 3 feeders and 3 waterers. The whole coop and run are 100% protected from predators and extremely spacious, it's a gigantic Kingdom for...
  20. Smartbomb71

    6 Hens 3 Bullies

    My flock is all jacked up. I have 6 hens; a barred rock, RIR, Issa brown, EE, americauna, and a lacy Wyandot. The crappy behavior started with Loretta the Issa brown. She started picking feathers and chasing my americauna Fluff. It was stressful and I should've isolated Loretta. I'm certain that...
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