Help? Need info on adding new chickens to a flock of one chicken and one rooster

annzack

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I have one rooster and one chicken. Just got 4 - 11 month old chickens two days ago and the rooster seems to be picking on at least one of the new chickens. Any suggestions?
 
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In the course of settling the pecking order so pecking is to be expected. If there hasn't been blood spilled yet there may not be a problem. Has he gone out of his way to attack her and chase her? Does he do it constantly? Those would indicate a problem.
 
I ADDED NEW CHICKS TO MY FLOCK. WHAT I DID WAS WHEN MY CHICKS WERE ABOUT A MONTH OLD I MOVED THEM CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BUT IN SEPARATE CAGES TO KINDA SOCIALIZE FIRST AND SLOWLY LET THEM CONGREGATE TOGETHER. PECKING ORDERS ARE NORMAL SOME SEEM VIOLENT BUT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME ACCEPTED. MINE DID OK IF THE ROOSTER IS BEING VIOLENT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STEP IN TO LET HIM KNOW HES NOT TO BE. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES I THOUGHT MY ROOSTER WAS GOING TO KILL ONE OF OUR ADDITIONS BUT I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO... UM YEAH..HAHA GET THE DEED DONE AS YOU SAY.
 
I ADDED NEW CHICKS TO MY FLOCK. WHAT I DID WAS WHEN MY CHICKS WERE ABOUT A MONTH OLD I MOVED THEM CLOSE TO EACH OTHER BUT IN SEPARATE CAGES TO KINDA SOCIALIZE FIRST AND SLOWLY LET THEM CONGREGATE TOGETHER. PECKING ORDERS ARE NORMAL SOME SEEM VIOLENT BUT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME ACCEPTED. MINE DID OK IF THE ROOSTER IS BEING VIOLENT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STEP IN TO LET HIM KNOW HES NOT TO BE. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES I THOUGHT MY ROOSTER WAS GOING TO KILL ONE OF OUR ADDITIONS BUT I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO... UM YEAH..HAHA GET THE DEED DONE AS YOU SAY.
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING?
 

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