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    Disaster! Integrating broody and chicks to flock not going well

    I had resigned myself to her living in the segregated but next to section of the coop and run. I apparently didn't fully latch her gate about 4 days ago. I went out in the morning to find she was roosting with the main flock of her own choosing. No one was beat up so I have left her gate...
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    Disaster! Integrating broody and chicks to flock not going well

    I am fighting a stubborn elderly bantam myself. Her flockmates have passed and she adamantly refuses to join my main flock. The runs are right next to each other yet when together SHE is the aggressive one. For mine it's keeping her separate. Have you tried introducing your older chicks...
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    Disaster! Integrating broody and chicks to flock not going well

    Poor girl! That's a rough reintroduction. I am glad you were there to step in. Since she is a bottom rung bird it may help to introduce the 5week olds to her first then them and her group to the flock in a few more weeks. The larger number of birds entering might help distract the adults. Do...
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