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One last update. Everything worked out very well. The little one is wary of the big ones, but they get along well enough, and she's clearly much happier with company. Thanks for all the help. It worked!

Quick update: so far, so good. The little one is delighted to have company. Thanks for all the advice.

Thanks for the friendly welcome and advice. We're going to build a new integration pen to hold the new birds and see what 6 week oldish birds are available at the fair this weekend. A couple smaller pullets seem like the way to go. And some various sized doors--I'm think I get what's needed.

Chicken Juggler, The fenced in area for the chickens is 30'x17' more or less. There's half a dozen small structures--hutches, adapted barrels, etc. for laying--and a single 2 1/2' x 4' chicken house for roosting and sleeping, plus feeder, water-er, a couple piles of brush, a good-sized oak...

Thanks for the advice, all. I am upgrading our security--new electric fence charger. In the meantime, it sounds like some younger pullets of tamer breeds--Orpingtons and Rocks seem most often mentioned as easy going? There's a lot of space available to them (30'x17') and lots of obstacles and...

I've been using this website for a while, but am posting for the first time. We had some predator problems and only one tiny bantam-sized barred rock survived. I've read not to put chickens of disparate sizes together. We'd like to increase the flock, but don't want her to get bullied to...