Pecking Order | Community Chickens

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Rescued Hens

Posted on March 22, 2019

Elle Pugsley is a new blogger for Community Chickens, and comes to us from southern England. Getting Started with Chickens My love of chickens started last year when I met my neighbour’s flock. Growing my own food was going so well, chickens seemed like the next obvious step. I started with four bantams in an […]

Backyard Chickens,Behavior,Pecking Order,Rooster

Give Roosters a Chance

Posted on March 15, 2019

They are extra Roosters. Time to give them a chance. Everyone has an opinion on them. Some love the classic image of a handsomely plumed boy strutting around the barnyard while others will get out the stew pot as soon as they hear the first strangled crows from the most recent batch of chicks. The […]

Behavior,Chickens,Geese,Pecking Order,Turkeys

Pecking Order Explained

Posted on March 16, 2017

Jennifer Sartell Story and photos The social understanding within a flock is a complicated issue. Chickens are social creatures who thrive in group settings. Pecking order is how your flock establishes hierarchy. It might seem brutal to us as chicken keepers who only want peace and harmony for our chickens, but pecking order is a […]

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