flock additions

  1. BzKneez

    Coop Dynamics question

    I need some advice about what to do about a new rooster attacking an older hen. Here's the coop scoop :) I had two Auracana hens that are about 4. I purchased six chicks in February. Two of each: Easter Eggers, Buff Orppingtons and Silkie Bantams. All guaranteed to be hens except for silkies...
    • BzKneez
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    • flock additions flock behavior flock integration rooster attack rooster behavior rooster behavior flock separation rooster silkie
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    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  2. AbbysSilkies

    Civil Unrest in the Coop

    Hello! i have 4 2-year-old ISA Brown hens who are as sweet (to people) as can be. One of them can be testy but nothing like a leghorn or RIR; if you move too quickly they crouch. They’ve always been absolute babies, and they let me cuddle them and get along well with the goats. In February of...
  3. Madimhunter

    6 week olds introduced to the flock.. I have questions!

    Hi everyone! For the past two weeks, I have implemented the “look but no touch” method of starting introductions of my new babes to the flock by keeping them inside the coop in a small metal kennel. Today, I let them run free in the coop! I made an opening in the kennel only big enough for the...
  4. N

    Advice

    My two girls are 2 1/2 months and They've been spending a lot of time with my Drake but they have not shared the same space without a fence between them because I’m worried they’re still too young to mate. At what age can I let them freely share the same space with my 1 year old drake? The girls...
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