hi! So I designed a new coop and thought everything would work out. Now that I have seven new pullets age 12 weeks and 4 year olds and 3 year old (6) hens. I am finding the young ones will get picked on.
Thinking of adding a lower roost over the egg nests. Not sure what else to do. One hen has declared the whole south roost for her own so she has been placed in a smaller coop at night. She is a bully and injured one hen‘s eye.
If anyone could give me ideas or thoughts on this. I could add another roost about 6 feet long over the egg nests.
Or just let them work it out- wait til littles ones are the same size. I have 13 birds 7 pullets. Existing Roosts are 7 ft long each (2 count). I will say a few extra inches on each. Gives each bird a foot each and then some.
one roost is 2 inches higher.
The two barred rocks roosting are the pullets. Hens are not happy they are in their space. I had them free ranging for two weeks and side by side for a month.
I believe I waited last time til the same size. Wondering if same height roosts were a good idea?
So what do you do? Brooder is in coop and they been together for weeks. Couple of jerks in the hen department.
Thinking of adding a lower roost over the egg nests. Not sure what else to do. One hen has declared the whole south roost for her own so she has been placed in a smaller coop at night. She is a bully and injured one hen‘s eye.
If anyone could give me ideas or thoughts on this. I could add another roost about 6 feet long over the egg nests.
Or just let them work it out- wait til littles ones are the same size. I have 13 birds 7 pullets. Existing Roosts are 7 ft long each (2 count). I will say a few extra inches on each. Gives each bird a foot each and then some.
one roost is 2 inches higher.
The two barred rocks roosting are the pullets. Hens are not happy they are in their space. I had them free ranging for two weeks and side by side for a month.
I believe I waited last time til the same size. Wondering if same height roosts were a good idea?
So what do you do? Brooder is in coop and they been together for weeks. Couple of jerks in the hen department.
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