Chickens Establishing Pecking Order

My two older chickens (Anna and Elsa) are establishing a pecking order after the introduction of four young chickens (7 weeks). Anna (barred rock) is the lower ranking chicken, so she is more aggressive in terms of herding the young chickens. The young chickens are doing a good job of sticking together in a pack, though, and having strength in numbers. And by the end, they can move in a group to eat together as the older birds back off a bit!

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Thanks for showing this. We’ve got 2 new chickens at PoL and it’s a painful process to see our 2 older loved hens persecute them. But hopefully it won’t last long.