Hens bullying chicks what do i do?

[ChickensAreFantastic]

Not sure how you figure 25 birds?
Pics of roosts?
Nests in there too?
Looks too small to me, and may be why you are seeing bullying.

Ok i will sned some more pics

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Yeah. it holds up to 25 hens. i even added a few perches

That setup is not sufficient for 13, let alone 25.....that capacity would be based on commercial battery house space allotment....the problem of overcrowding is being evidenced by the issues you are having now. Integration in tight quarters is problematic to say the least as a kep part is the target bird being able to get out of the line of sight if the other bird

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you have the time, also get measurements of the coop. It looked small to me but I wasn't sure if that was for integration, or that was the only coop.

 

[ChickensAreFantastic]

Not sure how you figure 25 birds?
Pics of roosts?
Nests in there too?
Looks too small to me, and may be why you are seeing bullying.

I we got the largest one in this website. i will send pics as soon as possible.
http://www.ncbackyardcoops.com/

 

[ChickensAreFantastic]

http://www.ncbackyardcoops.com/

 

[rosemarythyme]

It says the largest is 6x14. Is the upper enclosed part really 6x14?

Also how much roost space is there? For 25 birds you'd need 25' in roosts.

 

[ChickensAreFantastic]

It says the largest is 6x14. Is the upper enclosed part really 6x14?

Also how much roost space is there? For 25 birds you'd need 25' in roosts.

Were they are roosting, fits 13 hens perfectly. and there are still room. enough to fill 6 more hens. i add a new roosts that can fit like 4-5 hens. so i will send you some pics right now

 

[aart]

so i will send you some pics right now

Take your tape measure out there

 

[ChickensAreFantastic]

It says the largest is 6x14. Is the upper enclosed part really 6x14?

Also how much roost space is there? For 25 birds you'd need 25' in roosts.

In this photo, outside i have some roosts that are connected to the trees. inside, we have 10 nesting boxes. 5 on top, and 5 on the bottom. roosts: we have 4 rows that they gave us, and i add the tree one. i also took pics of the outer parts of the coop. with my pics, do i have enough room for the new hens?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Hmm that is an interesting configuration... so basically roosts on one side and nests on other? How far apart are the 4 (5?) roost bars? It's a little hard to tell from a straight on shot. You'd need for them to be at least 12" apart so birds could roost without smashing heads and tails together, though 14" or more would be even better.