Calling all Penedesencas Owners/Breeders

[nukusjeff]

Hey, I introduced my Partridge Penedesenca and BLR Wyandotte last night to my older flock of 7 and they went after her. How long should transition take? and what are good ideas to make it smoother or did I make a mistake?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Haha, again here's an example of the beauty of chicken math. How would you count the difference between 85-100, especially if they're mingling about??

That's what most people think but I make it easy because at any time the birds can be in as many as 9 different flocks.

A little extra work but makes manipulating breeders and cleaning coops easier since the stocking density is so low.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hey, I introduced my Partridge Penedesenca and BLR Wyandotte last night to my older flock of 7 and they went after her. How long should transition take? and what are good ideas to make it smoother or did I make a mistake?

More space, more free ranging time and take a couple of bullies away and quarantine them for several days.

 

[ronott1]

Hey, I introduced my Partridge Penedesenca and BLR Wyandotte last night to my older flock of 7 and they went after her. How long should transition take? and what are good ideas to make it smoother or did I make a mistake?

I had a PP attacked and injured 2 weeks ago. She is still recovering. I am going to move her in with some younger pullets and see if that helps. I might set up a pen and keep the CL X Pennes and the Crele Pennes in it.

My pullet is Point of Lay so age should not have been a problem.

You might want to try putting the PP into a smaller cage inside the pen with the older hens and let them see each other for a couple of days. That way they can work out the pecking order without getting hurt.

I read a post that said they put the chickens together at late afternoon or early evening instead of at night. The person said that helped with integration.

Good Luck!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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I read a post that said they put the chickens together at late afternoon or early evening instead of at night. ...

Better yet, place them on the roost after dark. That's how I always move my birds between flocks and set up rooster bachelor pens.
(not to mention that I can't catch them during the day - or at least I don't try)

It's always easiest integrating like numbers and like sizes. Individuals and pairs are big targets. Add waterers and feeders so they won't starve.

 

[nukusjeff]

Better yet, place them on the roost after dark. That's how I always move my birds between flocks and set up rooster bachelor pens.
(not to mention that I can't catch them during the day - or at least I don't try)

It's always easiest integrating like numbers and like sizes. Individuals and pairs are big targets. Add waterers and feeders so they won't starve.

Thank you for all your good ideas. I thought my PP would be able to hold her own as she was the most aggressive of any bird we had. But then I saw our lone little barred rock on her back with feathers in her beak and knew it wasn't good. My daughter had put them in together in the evening but it was brutal. It got dark fast and we did not put the light on overnight so we were hoping for a quick transition, wishful thinking. My wife yanked the BLR and PP out this morning as she thought it was too cruel. I will try that pen inside a pen trick or make yet another large coop.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: I put a PP and a Marraduna Basque pullet into a pen with three older Marraduna and one Dorking easter egger after dark. They seemed ok in the morning but when I got home from work, the PP was scalped and had a big wound under the vent. She is recovering but it was a close thing. She is going to be one ugly hen.

The Basque was beaten up too but is back to normal now. This is the first time something like this has happened to me. I am going to do things differently in the future with these Spanish breeds....

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I hatched four Crele Penes today--They are from Jason's Flock.

nice you got 1 rooster and 3 hens there.

 

[ronott1]

My Partridge Pene laid her first egg today.

P Pene is on the right. The one on the left is from a Blue Marans:

 

[Hangtown Farms]

My Partridge Pene laid her first egg today.

P Pene is on the right. The one on the left is from a Blue Marans:

yeah.... nice little egg there.