Thanks for the feedback!
We are in south western Pennsylvania. The coop design I went with stated it was "rated" for up to 8 hens. Within the hen house, there are two roosting bars...each 3 feet in length.
That's my plan.. :-) I'm going to build a playpen next to the existing coop so everybody can see one another. I'll put the new girls in the playpen while the existing flock is in the enclosed run and then put them back in their brooder at night.
I figured that things should be fine...I was...
Hello all...first time poster here. I've searched through the threads and finding a wealth of information about introduction of new hens/chicks to an existing flock, but I'm hoping to offer my scenario specific situation up for advice and comment.
We have (5) hens....all 10 months old at this...