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  1. rosemarythyme

    Integrating chickens and it not going well

    Problem is he's still young - think horny teenager. And some roosters no matter their age aren't exactly gentlemanly. Have you tried putting the cockerel in the Polish area, and then putting the Polishes in with only the NN pullets? If so, what happens? ^ This! You have a lot of smaller...
  2. rosemarythyme

    Integrating chickens and it not going well

    Well space doesn't appear to be an issue. You could use a little more large clutter in the runs but if the birds are in conflict even free ranging I don't know if that'll make much difference. Maybe age is a factor here as many of the birds are still "teens" and chickens can get a bit skittish...
  3. rosemarythyme

    Integrating chickens and it not going well

    They may or may not, though generally the smaller, more docile birds are more likely to get along. Photos and more details about your set up and flock might help us see if there's more you can do to set up the birds for a successful integration, but sometimes Polish just don't mix well with...
  4. rosemarythyme

    Integrating chickens and it not going well

    House the Polish separately 100% of the time (or only allow free ranging together while supervised). Because of the head feathers they often get bullied by "normal" looking chickens.
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