We did have them in a if kennel in the large run for about three weeks also. My two year olds just seem to be very threatened by them. Not much love going on. It’s not so much the pecking I guess but the keeping them away from food and water. They will guard them at both ends of the coop and run...
We tried integrating chicks at 3 months but way too much pecking and keeping them from food and water. We re-tried recently at 16 weeks and it’s the same thing. I’ve never had such a hard time combining new from old. Any ideas guys. They’re getting big but won’t defend themselves.😏😏😏
Just wondered how soon to introduce 7-month old rooster to new chicks? We have had chickens over ten years but never had opportunity to get rooster before they matured a bit.