Thank you all for your suggestions. I’d done everything you suggested, I think patience is the answer. Right after posting the question, things started to settle. They are not an integrated flock, but they aren’t bickering, there is no more chasing and they seem to be coexisting peacefully...
A hen and rooster appeared in my yard in early December. After failing to find the owners and because I’ve always wanted chickens, I bought a coop and took them in. All was fine for a couple of months. The rooster began maturing and spring is coming quickly, and he was very rough with my girl. I...
Hi, I grew up around chickens as my grandmother always kept a flock, but I now have my own! I acquired my first two birds by chance as they wandered into my yard and I couldn't locate their owner. Recently I purchased four pullets and am learning lots and enjoying the process.
I am a teacher in...
