Chickens Not Getting Along!!! Please Help!

[rosemarythyme]

Just wondered if I should put little ones in pen during day, provide more hiding spots, or what? How long of bickering before I should be concerned? I have 3 feed stations, 2 watering stations.

Any photos of set up? If you have plenty of hiding spots that birds cannot be cornered in, that help break line of sight between each feeder, you're good.

Some fighting/arguing is normal and expected. As long as no blood is drawn and no bird is unable to eat due to bullying, I'd let them sort it out themselves.

 

[gocyndygo]

I guess I'm confused- not sure how to make hiding spots where they can't be cornered?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I guess I'm confused- not sure how to make hiding spots where they can't be cornered?

Examples would be a pallet leaning against a fence - there's 2 entrance/exits, so it makes it harder for a bird to get cornered by a bully. Or if using something freestanding (let's say a large plant pot) that should be placed away from a fence, so chickens can go all the way around it, so a chicken can't get trapped against it as it might if it were placed right up against a fence. I'll even cut exit holes in some of my obstacles, just to make sure a chicken using it can dart out a side exit if needed.

 

[aart]

4 days later they kind of get along but older head chicken still doing some bullying. Just wondered if I should put little ones in pen during day, provide more hiding spots, or what? How long of bickering before I should be concerned? I have 3 feed stations, 2 watering stations.

Sounds pretty good to me.
They will bicker until the youngers start laying...and maybe even after.
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.

 

[AhManDuh loves chicks]

Idk if it's a issue to ask my sapphire grabbed one of my new birds by the neck wouldn't let go so we put her in a old dog area we have it's got a door and a roof and a lil window I call it the chicken mile anyways then baby butt was pressing all six and it was funny but I'm worried will sapphire be nice ever they are in neutral territory I put treats all over used almost twenty bucks in treats they been seeing each other about a week and then I waited til these ones were here a month idfk what to do at this point I have never been in this situation adding new birds two hens 6 pullets and it's a huge issue for saph and 3 look just like her black Australorp

 

[nuthatched]

Idk if it's a issue to ask my sapphire grabbed one of my new birds by the neck wouldn't let go so we put her in a old dog area we have it's got a door and a roof and a lil window I call it the chicken mile anyways then baby butt was pressing all six and it was funny but I'm worried will sapphire be nice ever they are in neutral territory I put treats all over used almost twenty bucks in treats they been seeing each other about a week and then I waited til these ones were here a month idfk what to do at this point I have never been in this situation adding new birds two hens 6 pullets and it's a huge issue for saph and 3 look just like her black Australorp

Stop the treats before you kill them!
Here's an article for your flock.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-introduce-new-chickens-to-an-existing-flock.77417/
You may get more personalized answers if you make your own thread with the information needed, such as:
Ages
Diet
Area
Coop size
Length of time
Using punctuation, would also be great.
Unless you're not over 15, in which case, you need to have a parent/guardian/friend use byc for you, sorry.

 

[McChooky]

I tried introducing my chicks to the flock at a young age but divided my run when I saw how little it helps . My older hens still peck and chase them but the older they are the better they can defend themselves