Added New chicken to the flock

[Nene_putnam]

I have 4 chickens that have grown up together (7 months old) when we took our last rooster to the feed store (because we ended up with 4 roosters from our original chick purchase) to be re-homed a guy that worked there asked if we wanted two hens that needed to be re-homed so we took them home. Well our original 4 hen have not been very welcoming. Won’t let them eat or drink even if I give the new hens their own food and water. They peck at them. Will they all eventually get along or do I need to Intervene?

 

[Pullet Press]

I have 4 chickens that have grown up together (7 months old) when we took our last rooster to the feed store (because we ended up with 4 roosters from our original chick purchase) to be re-homed a guy that worked there asked if we wanted two hens that needed to be re-homed so we took them home. Well our original 4 hen have not been very welcoming. Won’t let them eat or drink even if I give the new hens their own food and water. They peck at them. Will they all eventually get along or do I need to Intervene?

You might want to separate them for a couple of days (preferably between wire so they can interact but not injure each other) with separate food and water.

 

[aart]

I have 4 chickens that have grown up together (7 months old) when we took our last rooster to the feed store (because we ended up with 4 roosters from our original chick purchase) to be re-homed a guy that worked there asked if we wanted two hens that needed to be re-homed so we took them home. Well our original 4 hen have not been very welcoming. Won’t let them eat or drink even if I give the new hens their own food and water. They peck at them. Will they all eventually get along or do I need to Intervene?

How big is your coop and run, in feet by feet?
Dimensions and pics would help immensely here.

Did you just put the new birds in with the existing ones?
How old are the new birds?

It's too late for quarantine, but....
Consider biological/medical quarantine:
BYC Medical Quarantine Article

Here's some tips about....
Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better. Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.
Good ideas for hiding places:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/