Yes, that sounds like good advice! I have noticed when I isolate them with just 1 of the bigger hens they are ok. I will try and add some more distractions as well. Is there a point in which the pecking is too extreme or dangerous. one of my thoughts was to just let it go and it will stop, but...
Thank you! my coop is raised off of the ground so there's area to hide under there. What they end up doing is flying to the top of the coop to get away from the hens. I think the issue is that they will not come down from the top until i go get them. so they'll actually go all day without eating...
barred rock, 2 red sex links. The younger pullets are true blue whiting (a smaller bird). The barred rock is my very dominate aggressive one, but also one of the sex links joins in on the action of attacking them too.
I do have a small coop and I think that could be the problem when inside. I am in the process of finishing a much larger coop so hopefully that helps. Their fenced in run is about 20 feet by 20 feet so a lot of space for them to run around. Unfortunately If they are out together the younger...
Hi all,
I've been having issues introducing two pullets (now 17 weeks old) to my existing flock of 3 mature hens. they have been in a separate run right next to my existing pen for over 10 weeks. my idea was to get them all familiar with each other. at 15 weeks i tried to introduce them into...