Help! Introducing new hen!

[Dalylah]

Hi everyone! I have 3 6 month old hens and I a friedn offered me a mix crops breed and she was beautiful so I took her! She is maybe a few weeks younger than my hens but is pretty close to the same size. I was told to put new chickens in at night time because when they wake up everyhtung is pretty normal so that’s what I did. Well all day today they have been chasing her was from the food and water and chasing her pretty much everywhere and I feel sooo bad!! She hated it here!! What should I do?!

 

[Dalylah]

Hi everyone! I have 3 6 month old hens and I a friedn offered me a mix crops breed and she was beautiful so I took her! She is maybe a few weeks younger than my hens but is pretty close to the same size. I was told to put new chickens in at night time because when they wake up everyhtung is pretty normal so that’s what I did. Well all day today they have been chasing her was from the food and water and chasing her pretty much everywhere and I feel sooo bad!! She hated it here!! What should I do?!

Cross breed*

 

[piminuse]

Introduction of new birds into an established flock is a delicate, sometimes lengthy, process. It's recommended that the new bird spends time in quarantine (at least 2 weeks) in case they carry any illnesses that could impact your existing birds. Once quarantine is up then it's "look but don't touch" where the new bird is kept in a cage somewhere nearby, or in, the coop with the other girls. After a week or two of that then you can move to supervised visits and excursions. Once the new bird is finally moved into the coop fulltime with the others there will still be pecking order dynamics for a while as they figure out where the new bird fits in.

 

[Dalylah]

So should I separate her from then rest?

 

[Chickstarrs]

If you have some way to separate a space in the coop for her, such as a dog crate, that would be good. Fencing off a small space of the run, even with chicken wire or poultry netting is also a good plan. That way they can see her but not pick on her. She would have her own water and food and you won't have to worry that she won't get any. This would be a good start at integration. Integrating one bird to a flock is harder than integrating 2 or more. Good luck.

 

[Dalylah]

If you have some way to separate a space in the coop for her, such as a dog crate, that would be good. Fencing off a small space of the run, even with chicken wire or poultry netting is also a good plan. That way they can see her but not pick on her. She would have her own water and food and you won't have to worry that she won't get any. This would be a good start at integration. Integrating one bird to a flock is harder than integrating 2 or more. Good luck.

Thank you!

 

[Dalylah]

If you have some way to separate a space in the coop for her, such as a dog crate, that would be good. Fencing off a small space of the run, even with chicken wire or poultry netting is also a good plan. That way they can see her but not pick on her. She would have her own water and food and you won't have to worry that she won't get any. This would be a good start at integration. Integrating one bird to a flock is harder than integrating 2 or more. Good luck.

She has been in the coop all day while the others free ranged and liked but couldn’t touch. Can she sleep with them tonight or do I have to put her in a dog crate overnight?

 

[Dalylah]

She has been in the coop all day while the others free ranged and liked but couldn’t touch. Can she sleep with them tonight or do I have to put her in a dog crate overnight?

Looked*

 

[piminuse]

She has been in the coop all day while the others free ranged and liked but couldn’t touch. Can she sleep with them tonight or do I have to put her in a dog crate overnight?

She should be kept separate for at least a few days. It's a slow process, but definitely ups the safety of your bird. It might seem cruel or inconvenient, but look at any other threads on how to introduce new birds and this is the tried and true method.

For reference, my last batch of 8 chickens took a week before my established flock stopped trying to attack them through their separate pen.

You can try and crash course it, but you risk a lot of bullying, injuries and potentially death of the new bird.

 

[Dalylah]

She should be kept separate for at least a few days. It's a slow process, but definitely ups the safety of your bird. It might seem cruel or inconvenient, but look at any other threads on how to introduce new birds and this is the tried and true method.

For reference, my last batch of 8 chickens took a week before my established flock stopped trying to attack them through their separate pen.

You can try and crash course it, but you risk a lot of bullying, injuries and potentially death of the new bird.

Thank you!