They Wouldn’t Let Her Lay

Chicken Chronicles: After 17 years of raising chickens, I thought I had seen every kind of coop drama… until today. One of my hens, Nellie, was bullied away from every nest box she tried to enter. Every time she approached, the others chased her out, pecked her, or blocked her from laying. I’ve never seen behavior this intense before. Watch what happened, why it escalated, and how she finally managed to lay her egg. If you’ve ever seen this kind of bullying in your flock, let me know in the comments — I’m curious how common this really is. 0:00 A normal day 0:40 Holly attack Nellie 3:40 New nest box 430 Holly is worst 5:20 Outside 6:30 Next day 8:10 piece return 9:00 Outside more trouble 9:50 She's OK