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Yes. I've been raising chickens for six years and no major issues but it does take planning and time. For me, the trick is doing it slow (introducing them to each other for an hour or so at a time and being sure you're there or close by to manage them, making sure they have plenty of room to run...

I've never had a problem with RIRs. They've always bee real gentle and calm. I currently have some 9 week old chicks I've been introducing to their older siblings (1 year olds) and they're doing fine. I let them together for the evenings and they each go to their respective lodgings for the...

When you mix chickens that are still on chick starter with adults on layer, it is better to feed them all chick starter and put out oyster shell for the adults. If the chicks get too much calcium it can harm their organs. I've read that somewhere on this blog. I am in a similar situation. I have...

Sounds okay right now. Your ratio is good. You don't want 4 chicks in with a lot of hens so that is good it is 2:4. Just keep introducing themselves to each other and watching them. Usually the hens just show 'em who's boss and doesn't hurt them. Been my experience any way. Make sure the chicks...

Two roosters and 6 hens is not a good situation. Generally they suggest one rooster for every 8-12 hens. The boys are just telling the gals they're in charge. That is normal. It is hard to see but unless they're hurting them, they're just doing their thang as roosters it sounds like. I would put...

Adding one hen into a group is difficult. She's way outnumbered and has no one on "her side". When I add new hens, I put the rooster with the new hens for a while so he can introduce himself to them and claim them as his. Then when I let them all together, he has protected the new gals. Make...

Too few of hens with a rooster can make that happen or when one rooster has eyes only for a few. I use HenSaver.com Saddles and they work. Plus it is a great conversation starter when my friends see me "dressing" my chickens. I tell them, "I"M NOT! They serve a purpose" and they just roll their...

I wait until they're 'teenagers', 3-4 months old. Let them around your adult rooster first (if you have one) and then let them have the run of the yard for a while (a day or so). And then slowly introduce a few of the older gals in with the younger ones. Do it during the day so the younger ones...

I just moved 7 one-year old hens into an existing 2 year old flock of 12. I let the 'old' gals out of the coop and let the new gals in the coop with the rooster for about an hour. After introducing himself to the new gals, I let them all out during the day. They had plenty of room to run if they...