Our chickens are not getting on. Any tips?

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Recently got 3 chickens. One gets on fine with the other two and is a happy little thing. The other two however seem to hate each other. One seems to constantly be going for the other and they won't even be inside together one will sit out while the other is inside. It's quite sad any ideas how to help them make friends? Will it just happen eventually or will they always dislike each other?

They have to sort out a pecking order - it shouldn't take more than a couple of weeks. But keep an eye out for fighting / injuries / bullying.

Having similar problems so tomorrow buying anti-peck spray in the hope Missus who was bottom of the pecking order can accept her promotion and leave new Missus bottom of the pecking order in peace. Absolute tyranny!!

Isolate the bullying chicken for an hour or two

My girls fought for exactly two weeks and then instantly stopped. I bought anti peck spray and the gentian violet spray for any bloodied areas! The comb of one poor girl was regularly attacked.
I made sure that they had enough food bowls so that they didn't have to share at the start and if i gave them treats, one for each of them.
They will settle down - it's just horrid to watch at the start

you have to let them do it I am afraid. you cant spend their whole life with anti peck spray (never heard of it before now and certainly wouldn't use it personally) you can isolate one chicken for a couple of hours to see if it calms down but fundamentally it is something that has to happen. that's why they call it the pecking order.

I haven't heard of anti peck spray either but I have used sudocream on an injured hen (along with purple spray) to discourage pecking.