2 Cockerels + 13 Hens/Pullets

[KikiDeAnime]

I recently bought 4 Silkies. 2 cockerels and 2 Pullets.
We now have 8 hens, 5 pullets, and 2 cockerels.
2 Flocks divided by a fence.
The 2 brothers grew up together and don't fight at all even when they're around the 2 pullets they were bought with. I'm still trying to decide who will be put with the 8 hens and who will be put with the 5 pullets.

Since they don't fight, will I able able to free range everyone together?
I did the 'see, no touch' method when I took the Silkies out for the day. Our Silkie/Cochin hen named Mouse tried to attack them through the fence and both cockerels tried to fight her back. How do I get the hens use to the cockerels so that the older hens can have a rooster in their flock?
Should I put a cockerel in with the hens and supervise so that there's no blood?
Do cockerels form their own pecking order with each other?

The older hens:
2 Black Sex Links, 1 Red Sex Link, 2 BLR Wyandottes, 2 Bantam Cochins, 1 Silkie/Cochin mix.
The pullets:
1 Buff Orpington, 1 Olive Egger, 1 Blue Wyandotte, and the 2 new Silkies.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yes, there's a hen pecking order and a rooster pecking order. Some roosters will fight and other are best buddies. They are all different.

How old are your birds? Take your time with the integration and see how it goes.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Yes, there's a hen pecking order and a rooster pecking order. Some roosters will fight and other are best buddies. They are all different.

How old are your birds? Take your time with the integration and see how it goes.

5 of the hens are just about 2 years old and the other 3 are almost 1 year old.
The Silkies are around 15 weeks or so. They get along fine with our pullets so I'm only worried about the hens.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Definitely take it slow with supervised mingling. Pen the silkies back up if things get rough. They may just ignore each other mostly since this is just out ranging, and no one's forced to be in close confinement. Usually my bantams fall back to their run when the bigger breeds start chasing them.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Definitely take it slow with supervised mingling. Pen the silkies back up if things get rough. They may just ignore each other mostly since this is just out ranging, and no one's forced to be in close confinement. Usually my bantams fall back to their run when the bigger breeds start chasing them.

I took our Silver Partridge cockerel named Silver outside and put him in with the older hens. I watched them while I was in their run. Mouse, our Cochin/Silkie hen, attacked Silver and they fought for a few minutes before walking away from each other but starting fighting again. I decided to separate them and they both have no injures or blood. I brought Silver back inside and put him back in his temporary cage with his brother and pullets.
Should I take Chocolate out and see what he does with the hens or wait a bit before putting him in with them?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would try the other one and see how it goes. If nothing else you are seeing which of your roosters are more dominant.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I would try the other one and see how it goes. If nothing else you are seeing which of your roosters are more dominant.

Actually I know now who's the dominant one. I think Silver has shown his brother, Chocolate, that he's the top male. Chocolate keeps ducking his head whenever Silver walks by him. I currently have both cockerels outside with the Silkie pullets in their separated run that is between both flocks' runs. I was watching how both were acting and Chocolate is more docile around his brother but both aren't fighting.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I've decided that Silver will be placed with the older hens while his brother Chocolate will placed with the pullets.