Ok, I got a new coop with a new free bantam hen quite a while ago from a friend. We've waited a month+ time to quarantine, etc.
So over the weekend while I was gone, my husband thought it was time to have them all meet ( my 3 three standards to the one banty ). Well, I wasn't here and he did it in the middle of the day and just let 'em have it! So one hen gets along with the bantam, my other hen is going through a molt and seems weaker due to it, and the bantam ( aka-Betty) is really nasty to her, chasing, attacking, drawing blood. Relentless in fact and my molting hen is terrified of her. Ok, so my DH then seperated them back to the way it had been. My 3 in the old coop, and Betty in hers.
So we know it's best to transfer one hen at a time, at night while roosting. We did that last night with Gloria, the one who is fine with Betty. Now, I don't know who will be next? Do I do it with the one that's terrified and most likely to get beat up, or do I leave her to last? But if I leave her last, she'll freak out...etc. Also, do I do this everyday or wait a day or two in between?
So over the weekend while I was gone, my husband thought it was time to have them all meet ( my 3 three standards to the one banty ). Well, I wasn't here and he did it in the middle of the day and just let 'em have it! So one hen gets along with the bantam, my other hen is going through a molt and seems weaker due to it, and the bantam ( aka-Betty) is really nasty to her, chasing, attacking, drawing blood. Relentless in fact and my molting hen is terrified of her. Ok, so my DH then seperated them back to the way it had been. My 3 in the old coop, and Betty in hers.
So we know it's best to transfer one hen at a time, at night while roosting. We did that last night with Gloria, the one who is fine with Betty. Now, I don't know who will be next? Do I do it with the one that's terrified and most likely to get beat up, or do I leave her to last? But if I leave her last, she'll freak out...etc. Also, do I do this everyday or wait a day or two in between?