Help Rouens dont like the new hen??

[beauchamp23]

I just got a new Rouen Hen .She is 18 months old. My 2 males and older Rouen Hen do dot like her. They peck at her and run her off. Is this normal and if not what do you recommend I do for her to be ok? The old hen did not lay an egg till the new hen arrived.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Did you just put her in the pen? They need slow supervised introductions. Can you separate the pen so they can see her but not gat to her?

 

[beauchamp23]

Yes I put her in on Friday and I can put her in a different pen.. the males didn't do this to my older hen.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

It sometimes help to get use to each other in a safe separated environment at first then slow supervised meetings.

 

[beauchamp23]

Why do you think my older Hen didn't lay till the new Hen arrived? Or at least I think she is laying now do to my young Hen laid some green eggs and now I have some white eggs in the nest as well?

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

How old is she?

 

[beauchamp23]

I'm not sure of her age. I know the new Hen is 18 Months. I have also looked up ways to tell her age but got no help there.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Then it could just be time for her to lay her first egg. And it just happened to b when the new hen got there. or it could be something else. I am not sure

 

[beauchamp23]

lol I don't either. Just didn't know if it took another hen laying for her to lay.