Adult hen keeps attacking teenage pullet

Viksceeks

Songster
May 5, 2019
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I've had my big girls about a year and a half. Earlier this year I got some more babies. They've been house together with a slow introduction for about 2 months now. One of my hens seems keen on trying to kill the smallest of pullets.
How can I make her stop??
They're in a 10x6 coop and free range during the day
 
How exactly did you do the 'slow introduction?
How long have they had full physical access?
Do they roost/sleep together or.....?
How old are the chicks, in weeks?
Some pics of your coop might help here.

Here's some tips that might help...
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.
 

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