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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    Good luck. Hope they make a friendly flock. I was actually on the way to the garage to try and put together a divider and thought let me give this one more try and lucked out.
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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    Good news I tried to mix again yesterday with success. My chicks are now 6 weeks and some of them are now actually bigger than he is. He kind of stood there for a second. They were making noises at each other and he went toward one of the chicks. Got in her face and she kind of gave him a...
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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    Mating may have been the intent but the hen turns 4 weeks Saturday and he had fire in his eyes. Was very aggressive, latched on to the top of the head and looked like he was going to twist her head off. I'm going to try again in a couple weeks.
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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    They were laying down and it looked like more of an attack than mating. It was similar to what the males are doing to each other in the other pen. I'll try again in a couple weeks. I can't split the pen with wire so they can see each other but still be separate. That's a good idea. Thanks...
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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    Didn't go well. I took the roo out of the pen, it was his, and put him in a box for about half an hour while I cleaned it out. Changed the food and water containers, put new sandbox in. Tried to make it like it was a different pen. I then added the young hens. it was their first time on...
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    Mixing new hens with my Coturnix Roos

    I have several extra roos and was able to locate 6 4 week hens on Craig's list. I kept the chicks in the house the last 2 nights and would like to add them to my outdoor pen's tonight. The pen's are 3x3 on 1/2 inch wire. Basically 2 3 x 10 hutches separated into 6 pens. I have one pen with 2...
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