posted 4 years ago
It's one of the older hens. I have a rooster in the younger flock, but I'm culling him (eventually...). There are 5 older hens and 7 younger ones; 4 of the older ones pretty much ignored the younger hens when I tried to put them in the run (625 sq. ft.; plenty of space). But this one hen actively goes after the younger hens whenever she catches sight of them, chases them away from food, etc. She might have pulled feathers out, but no pinning. I let them head back to their separate coops after that. I'm seeing the wisdom in just fully replacing the flock every couple of years... I'm not really set up for that, though, and my kids have named half of them, lol.