Brilliant - thank you. Yes that’s what I thought re her not mothering them so I thought if I get them old enough to fend for themselves but young enough she’s not scared of them so she can get comfortable with them and hopefully they bond.
Yes I totally agree but unfortunately we don’t have the set up to provide separate spaces for them. She’s been in with them for over a month now and considering she was just put straight in with them she is actually doing pretty well really. There’s not much bullying going on (they have an acre...
Hi all, we have a new hen that is struggling to integrate with our existing free range flock of 13 and I am wondering if moving her into her own space and raising some older chicks or pullets with her then introducing her back into the flock alongside them may help?
A bit of background - she is...