Special care has to be taken when integrating younger birds because the adults (especially the roosters) can attack and kill the younger birds.
There is also "Power display" in chicken society?
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Special care has to be taken when integrating younger birds because the adults (especially the roosters) can attack and kill the younger birds.
There is also "Power display" in chicken society?
Yes, the "pecking order" is a term that comes from chickens. Chickens will peck at each other to establish a hierarchy.
peck·ing or·der
ˈpekiNG ˌôrdər/
noun
a hierarchy of status seen among members of a group of people or animals, originally as observed among hens.
I wasn't familiar with this term. Pecking order! Thanks for this