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By the way, for those who might stumble on this thread later, things are going fine now! Still pecking here and here, but they’re getting more confident and starting to find their own place in the pecking order. It took about two weeks for me to stop feeling bad for how scared they were. They’re...

Coop is 5x5, run is 12x5. For most of the day I let them out into an extended run space that's probably 800 sq ft and filled with clutter, has a bush, multiple feeds and waterers. I put in a lower roost and step for the new silkies, but our original silkie has no problem with the ramp system...

Also, I should say that the bigger issue is that the girls aren't developing any sense of how to get in and out of the coop. I have to push them out every morning and put them in and shut the door each night.

Ah good, that's helpful to hear! The new girls are around 20 weeks now. They stayed inside for so long because they're silkies but we also had some brutal heat waves. The other girls are all bantams too besides one. The bully is a cochin. That's what I've noticed as well - bedtime is the...

I put in all of that - hiding, feeders, waterers, lower roosts, and the little ones still find the few corners to back themselves into. :( How long does it usually take for them to work it out?

We just integrated our 2 new pullets to the flock of 5. They’d been interacting for weeks prior and we did a slow integration. The lowest on the existing pecking order, Edie, kept going at them, but thought she might let up. It’s been a week and she’s pretty relentless. No blood drawn but just...