Hens used to be friends....

[chloemae]

Hi Everyone,
Thank you in advance for any input or suggestions. I have 2 silkie hen sisters. They have been together since hatched. This winter one went broody and she hatched 3 chicks. Everyone has lived together very peacefully up until now. I note the one hen will seek out the other at times and chase her away. I was petting the 'picked on' hen yesterday and the 'bully' hen came over and pecked me. Any ideas? Boredom? Motherhood? Room? No one picks on or bothers any one else. It is also not constant. But i worry....

 

[Hensndoes]

I had a speckled Sussex that would peck anyone I pet. I chalked it up to jealousy and the fact that she was very treat driven. My broody that raised babies was knocked to the bottom of the pecking order for behaving differently. Chicken brains.