I see quite a bit about adding a couple three hens to an existing flock, but I'm integrating a whole flock of 11 ladies to my existing flock of 18. Seems like the consensus is to put the new hens in at night. Any need to segregate the hens (other than health reasons) initially or can you...
Hi all(what a great website!) I'm in SD about 30 minutes south of Rapid City. We've got a flock of 18 mixed ladies with one beautiful brahma roo. They are multi-purpose hens and all on the larger size in case the raptors want to give them a try. We(I) don't eat them, I just can't bring myself to...
hey there, I see a lot of posts about adding a hen or 3 to an existing flock. Any suggestions for adding 11 new hens(about 1.5 yrs old) to an existing group of 18? I see putting the new ladies in at night seems to be the consensus, but wondering if there's any thought on segregating them for a...