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  1. mkworden09

    Bullied SWEET hen being bullied by the whole flock all of a sudden...she is so sweet and so kind...m

    Thanks for all the advice.....my flock seems to be getting along much better. I will say the bully was separated from the flock for two weeks and went back to being top hen, but not so much of a bully yet. Fingers crossed things don't change this winter. We are expanded our coop, just to be...
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    Bullied SWEET hen being bullied by the whole flock all of a sudden...she is so sweet and so kind...m

    So I sprayed her with the Blu-kote on her head, although because of her light colored feathers (BO) it may have made it more noticeable. She is still staying away from all the others and not joining the flock, even with the major bully out of the picture. Our run is at least 40' x 20' and...
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    Bullied SWEET hen being bullied by the whole flock all of a sudden...she is so sweet and so kind...m

    Thanks so much! I will check those out as well!
  4. mkworden09

    Bullied SWEET hen being bullied by the whole flock all of a sudden...she is so sweet and so kind...m

    Thank you everyone!! I will go and pick up the Blu-kote tomorrow!! I will keep you updated! I will take a picture of her tomorrow, although she looks so much better than she did three days ago. It was awful!! Thanks again!!!
  5. mkworden09

    Bullied SWEET hen being bullied by the whole flock all of a sudden...she is so sweet and so kind...m

    Please help my poor hen being bullied by the whole flock! We have 8 chickens that have all seemed to get along ok (we had 7 baby chicks and 1 adult hen so it did take a little while to integrate them together, but that was last year). I now have one Buff Orpington that is being bullied by...
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    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    I live in Central New York...last year was brutal!! Syracuse, NY was in the top 5 for the coldest, snowiest winter in the country....it was -15 some days and I couldn't let the hens out of the coop. I had to put coconut oil on their combs because they would have gotten frost bite. We lost 5 of...
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    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    Ok...thank you for clearing that up for me. Right now she is sleeping all by herself...will that change when the cold weather comes? I am so concerned the other hens will run when she comes near them (thats what they do now). I never had this issue with my last flock. Thank you so much for...
  8. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    ok...so we have a full on bullying situation now. The hens are all together and things have been ok...however our RIR has been such a bully. She will chase the other hens around our run for no reason, sometimes she pecks them, sometimes she does not. She tries to keep them away from the food...
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    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    I forgot to mention, they love their panic room too! I created it to have shade too, so they have been hanging in there to eat and rest, however explore the run for a good portion of the day...that really made it so much less stressful!!!
  10. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    Well things have been going well. We doubled the size of the run and make changes to the coop. Our single hen has been accepting them and we put them in the coop for the first time last night and it was a success! I let them out this morning and they were all just hanging out walking around...
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    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    One more question....do I just keep several food areas for them, since she is eating layer food and the chicks are still on starter??
  12. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    I do have a run for them. I was thinking of doing it tomorrow night. During the day I was going to clean the coop and move and create a new perch for them all, this way it will be new to our hen too. I was going to move the food and water and make some changes to the nesting boxes, almost like...
  13. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    What is the best way to put them In the run with her or the coop. They have been in a large dog crate next to her for a couple weeks now. They really need more space and I would like to add them to the coop. My concern is if I put them in the coop at night and she hurts them I won't know :(
  14. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    Ok..so I have been letting them spend time together, but I get nervous because she pecks them if they get too excited or run in front of her. I am thinking this is normal in determining pecking order, but this has been while they are free ranging...nervous if I put them in the run together she...
  15. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    She is a Rhode Island Red and the roosts are at the other end of the coop and much higher than the nesting boxes and the perfect size for her. The funny thing is she is sleeping in there when I close up the coop for the night but there is absolutely NO poop anywhere in there. She is in there...
  16. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    Thanks for the info! I should also mention my one hen will only sleep in anesting box now...I am not sure if that's normal or not since I haven't found much on a single hen living on her own. I have found nothing on introducing new chicks to her...I am a nervous for sure! I know she is going...
  17. mkworden09

    When to integrate 5 week old chicks with just one hen

    Hello. I am hoping everyone can help me. A few weeks ago I lost 5 hens, which only left 1 hen (she is 1 yr old). I also have 4 week old chicks, that I was hoping I could move outside next week. I know when you add chicks to a flock they need to be bigger, but do you think since there is only...
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