Mastodawn

Previously on 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘊𝘒𝘚 𝘖𝘍 𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘓𝘐𝘝𝘌𝘚
- Egg-laying Jette pecking the others, asserting her dominance
- Old Henna and Cleo the Runt too weak and scared
- Separating Jette to let the others heal

🐔 It's been a while, so here's another #chicken update!

TL;DR
- Rehomed Jette to a bigger group down the street
- Cleo and Henna were both laying eggs, yay!
- Cleo finally grew up and started to attack Henna
- When we couldn't separate them last weekend, Cleo won the pecking war, and Henna ended up with a bloody comb. Neither of them has laid since, due to the stress.
- PLOT TWIST: We will add four new #hens on Saturday! Hopefully, this will ease the tension for the hens.

👉 More detailed ramblings in the comments.

Photos:
1. My darling Henna last Sunday. The black stuff on her comb is dried blood. I captured her mid-drink, that's why her neck is a bit wet.
2. Jette making first contact in her new group.

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Bluejay

@meoralis I had no idea that chicken relations could be so fraught and vicious, and that “pecking order” could be so literal. Hoping for the best!😬

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~meoralis~9h ago

@[email protected] Oh definitely, chickens are bloodthirsty little buggers! They're basically tiny dinosaurs with no teeth. They get triggered by blood, so once pecking escalates, it turns dangerous fast, because they just won't stop. If they single out a weak bird, death is absolutely on the cards. (This is what happened to our Stella in January) 🫤 A bigger group and a rooster to keep them in line might sort it out, but unfortunately, that's not an option for us.