When someone tells you where you stand in a pecking order, they are allocating you a place in a hierarchy. You may not be happy about it, but at least you know your place! Dominance hierarchies are ...

Dominance hierarchies were first described in chickens a century ago by a Norwegian zoologist who coined the term 'pecking order.' Since then researchers have examined the intricacies of conflict and ...

Call it a case of murder most fowl. In three days, four of our young chickens were found — murdered — in the chicken coop. Since they were all the same breed, we are calling the killings hate crimes.

I’m a chicken owner. You may think that taking care of chickens is easy to do, but sometimes chickens have minds of their own. If you are considering having chickens, there are a few things you need ...

Dominance hierarchies were first described in chickens a century ago by a Norwegian zoologist who coined the term “pecking order.” Since then researchers such as University of Cincinnati biologist ...