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[Featherterrorist]

I have 4 Dominiques, 7 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Wyandottes. I adopted 2 mixed hens and a Naked neck rooster. One of my Dominiques turned out to be a rooster. He is the sweetest one of all of them. My main piint in this post is about one of the mixed hens. All my hens are layers not brooders and that was an intentional selection when I got them. The mixed hen is a brooder but, is not welcome to join with the others. They literally attack her and run her off. My question is why? She is not really social with them or people-could that be the reason? Anyway, if you have any thoughts, please share them.

 

[The Phantom]

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC! All additions to flock require the flock to establish pecking order and this is the flocks way of telling her she has to submit to them. As a new arrival she is likely on the bottom of the pecking order. As long as mostly getting along without blood shed it is ok to work out on own. If injury is happening, may have to remove temporarily the aggressive one to drop the aggressive one in pecking order and then reintroduce. Hopefully picking on her stops. Make sure have plenty of space. 4 sq ft per bird in coop and 10sq ft per bird in run. 10-12 inch of roosting space per bird in coop and out in run.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
How long have you had the two new adoptees? Did you introduce them correctly with the long period of "see don't touch"? It takes time for an established flock to accept new comers.

 

[N F C]

The previous greeters have brought up good points...if these are recent additions to your flock, the flock dynamics have changed and they're sorting it out.

Best of luck to you!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Welcome to BYC!

Enjoy yourself here at the best chicken website ever!!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Nice to have you here! Introduction of new chickens can be rough.... check out the learning center, good article on introducing new chickens to established flock. You may have to do the see but no touch approach for a little while and then work from there

 

[Meg-in-MT]

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