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    Established hens being territorial to pullets only in the coop

    Hi everyone I have 4 hens and 5 12 week old pullets that I have been trying to integrate. I built a small box for the pullets to stay in while the older hens got used to them. Today I introduced them to each other and it went relatively well other than a few small squabbles. When it was night...
  2. minaayindra

    Chick attacked, head won’t stop twitching!

    I am trying to introduce my hand-raised chicks into a new coop with a hen and her chick at the same time. The chick is submissive so he isn’t an issue. When I brought 2 of my other chicks into the coop, the hen pinned down the most submissive one and brutally attacked her. I got the hen off but...
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    Hello Im a new member and have a quick question

    First of all I'm really happy to have been able to join this group. I've gotten lots of chicken related questions answered because of this group. I'm a stay at home momma, I have 2 children a 6 year old boy and 2 year old girl. We recently decided to add some chicks to the family. I had a four...
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    Introducing new hens to a flock with one bird being aggressive

    Hello all, I am newish to the chicken community and I have a really small flock and I'm having some trouble with introductions and I would like some advice. A year-and-a-half ago I endedI ended up gettinggetting a rescue chicken... Long story but I ended up having to get her two companions...
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  5. robbluther

    Introducing Gen 2s with the Gen 1s.

    This is the first time I have introduced new chicks to old chickens. This is a time of anxiousness and worry. The old hens will still peck at them a bit but the chicks are pretty terrified. I use chicks incorrectly becase they have combs at this point... but still, they are chicks to me. How...
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