Howdy!! A Backyard Texan Chicken Farmer

[Rich-Jr]

Hi!

I am in the Ft Worth area of Texas, in a country neighborhood with 10 red sexlinks I bought in March and 1 Blue Mille Fleur d Uccle Bantam (1 died), 6 Crevecoeurs, and 3 Danish Brown Leghorns (again, 1 died). These last ones I bought June 20th, and I seem to have issues trying to get them integrated with the older birds. The older birds are 9 pullets and 1 cock, yet the pullets are pulling the feathers off the younger birds. I am keeping them apart at night in big plastic tubs, but they are running out of room. When and how does one integrate the new with the old without issues??

--Rich

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Greetings from Kentucky! So glad you joined us.

 

[Big A Chickens]

Sound like your birds are trying to establish their pecking order. If they are not drawing blood or injuring the younger ones that is kinda normal. If the older ones continue to jump on the younger ones you could just isolate the more aggressive ones for a few days. One thing that I did was at roost time I have put the younger birds in with the older ones while they were asleep and the next morning everything was fine.

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[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

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[Kevin565]

. Howdy Neighbor

 

[redsoxs]

Howdy from Kansas, Rich-Jr, and

! Happy you joined us. Best of luck and enjoy BYC!!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

The bird in your avatar is very interesting

 

[Rich-Jr]

Thanks, I have one like that one, she's not as big yet though. They are Blue Mille Fleur d Uccle Bantams. I call mine "Speckles" !!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohiio. So glad to have you aboard. She is pretty.