Hi All
I read somewhere on this forum that keeping chickens is addictive. I can vouch for that... I originally purchased 2 x BSL and 2 x RSL. They were doing just fine and I thought two more wouldn't hurt, taking me up to the maximum number of chickens I can keep on my property. I now have 2 x BSL and 4 x RSL.
The introduction wasn't exactly the most pleasant for all involved. One of the new RSLs copped a bit of harassment from one of the existing BSLs. It wasn't for long and I only saw a small amount of fighting. The new RSL didn't fight back which makes me think that the pecking order has been sorted. It'll be interesting to see the relationship developments when I get home from work today.
When they all went to roost I found that the new RSLs had stolen the two BSLs roosting spots and the BSLs were pretty much standing on top of them. I manually shifted the new chickens to the other end of the coop so the BSLs could have their spot back.
I can't wait to see some eggs being produced. Really tired of these beige coloured yoke, supermarket eggs.
Cheers
Westy
I read somewhere on this forum that keeping chickens is addictive. I can vouch for that... I originally purchased 2 x BSL and 2 x RSL. They were doing just fine and I thought two more wouldn't hurt, taking me up to the maximum number of chickens I can keep on my property. I now have 2 x BSL and 4 x RSL.
The introduction wasn't exactly the most pleasant for all involved. One of the new RSLs copped a bit of harassment from one of the existing BSLs. It wasn't for long and I only saw a small amount of fighting. The new RSL didn't fight back which makes me think that the pecking order has been sorted. It'll be interesting to see the relationship developments when I get home from work today.
When they all went to roost I found that the new RSLs had stolen the two BSLs roosting spots and the BSLs were pretty much standing on top of them. I manually shifted the new chickens to the other end of the coop so the BSLs could have their spot back.
I can't wait to see some eggs being produced. Really tired of these beige coloured yoke, supermarket eggs.
Cheers
Westy
