Introducing 1 chicken to a flock of 1

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kashifk95

kashifk95

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Hi All,

I have two chickens, both whom were meant to be hens but one turned out to be a cockerel. I contacted the supplier and he may arrange a replacement hen (we are currently discussing this).

My question is how well would a new hen get along with my current hen? (I have no other chickens if I replace the cockerel)

Many thanks,
Kashif
 
Whilst I have never done this, I can't see there being any real difference (possibly apart from things being easier) than adding any new chicken to a flock. This approach springs to mind as being a good way to go about things - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-see-but-don-t-touch-method

There will still be some territorial / dominance behaviour from your original bird, but things should sort themselves out quite quickly, I would imagine.
 
kashifk95 said:
Hi All,

I have two chickens, both whom were meant to be hens but one turned out to be a cockerel. I contacted the supplier and he may arrange a replacement hen (we are currently discussing this).

My question is how well would a new hen get along with my current hen? (I have no other chickens if I replace the cockerel)

Many thanks,
Kashif
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MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE SAME SIZE PLUS AGE SO THE SMALLER ONE DONT GET PICKED ON
 

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