EGGcelent Behavior

Though we were expecting the chickens to fight, they did not. However through periodical observation, the alpha chickens were shown to peck at the new chickens if they stepped out of line and were also observed taking over areas and forcing the new chickens out. The new chickens were observed to be close and often stayed together.

The new chicks on the block, sticking together
during the first few days.

Would she accept the new additions into the flock?

At first the chickens were noticeably divided into different groups, the older chickens in the alpha and the newer chickens in the beta group. However as time progressed, the divide between the two groups narrowed until now, where the chickens have been assimilated into the pecking order. This pecking order has been observed to be fluid, as the chicken that was once the top bird has been replaced by another chicken from the alpha group.