Who Is The Boss?... Or... The Pecking Order Please?

It has been three weeks since Lucy came to our house. Initially, I was worried about Gracie plucking or some other destructive behavior. That [plucking] hasn't happened so far. Instead, Gracie just won't stop making noise!

She was always a chatter-box, but this is way more than that. I think she is trying to assert her importance in the flock, and making sure everyone knows she is here. Believe me, we know.

Lucy on the other hand, has become bossy when I pick her up. Biting collars, buttons, and wing flapping if I reach to touch her with my free hand, has become the regular order of things. Today, I received a pretty good bite on my right thumb while trying to give her a pine nut.

She didn't get the nut.

Even so, I did make her a new toy.