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Are chickens and penguins related?
If Chickens are breeding with penguins then I guess there related...
Why are the chickens pecking each others bottom and how to stop it?
Because they are molting or they are at the bottom of the pecking order and I would take them out of the flock but then after they return the flock will treat it badly and the pecking order will change and it might be messy.
Do chickens pluck their own feathers?
well guess not maybe. All birds molt their feathers, usually in the fall or late summer. They do this because the feathers get old and start to fray. The molt is done gradually and may take a couple of months so the bird is never missing too many feathers at the same time.
One of my chickens is bullying one of my other chickens. she has pulled all of the other chickens tail feathers out and will not let her eat or sleep. how do i make this stop?
it's called a pecking order. I have 72 chicken and they all know there place , but sometimes they older chickens hurt the younger ones. You might have to seperate the older ones from the younger chickens.
Why do pigeons touch their feathers with beaks?
They preen their feathers in order to clean them, and they clean others' feathers for grooming and social contact
Why do my chickens pick out the feathers of my polish rooster's head?
There are a few reasons this happen. There may not be enough room in the roost. The hens are picking feathers to make the rooster move away and make room for themselves. The rooster may have a slight injury and when blood is visible the chickens will peck at that spot. In addition, the hens may be attempting dominance, this is called the "pecking order" and is practiced in all flocks. Roosters are not exempt from this practice. The males may dominate the flock sexually but the hens rule the roost.
Do gerbils have feathers?
no gerbils don't have feathers, they have fur
What do chickens talk about with each other?
Most of a chickens life consists of arguments of "who is better than who" in the pecking order.
How do arthropods grow bigger?
According to Biologists, arthropods must undergo a molting process where they shed their exoskeletons in order for them to grow.
What is pecking order in a flock of chickens is instinctive behavior related to?
Social organization is achieved through the pecking order behavior in a flock of chickens. It is an example of a dominance hierarchy.
Why are chickens omnivores?
Chickens usually eat plants and greens, but in order to get necessary proteins they eat bugs such as beetles and worms.
Why do chickens peck sick or injured chickens?
Chickens peck at each other to establish who has dominance over the other. It is called the pecking order. Sick or injured birds offer changes to the established order and their place on the flock hierarchy. The aggression by the other chickens is showing they are moving up at the expense of the weaker bird.
