Pfftt! Yeah ,right! lol... I've been trying to merge my girls ...going on 2 weeks now. I tried " throw them all together at night when they are all sleeping, quarantine of course and then go about like normal."
The older sexlink hens are bullies. They run off the younger RIR, & won't let them...
I found this website that has a a bunch of good info and thought I'd share it.
MERGING AND ESTABLISHING A NEW FLOCK
http://www.bhwt.org.uk/cms/merging-and-establishing-a-new-flock/
We are still having concerns with our girls but I am hopeful that with time and a load of patience, all will be...
The coop's ladder goes into the chicken run where the feed, water and an additional roost are located. The run opens up to the open pen for free range. The open pen opens up to the backyard for additional free range. We have 2 sex-links, age 10 months. 2 days ago we added 2 RIR, age 6 months. We...