I need help incorporating flocks plz

[BellasBunch]

I adopted the neighbors flock of 2 bantam roos with 7 full sized hens(flock 1). Easy right? Well then I bought 7 sexed chicks(flock 2) , now 4 months old, that I now have 2 roos from. Currently the flocks are separated but net to each other to "visit". So I love my new roos and decided to get a small coop/run someone was selling. She talked me into taking her 2 hens( Flock3) . I know.

Plan was to take my 2 roo babies and put them together in the new small coop/run that I bought and put the 2 new hens that came with it in with all of the others. Now it seems my good intentions have become a nutshell game! Im lost on how to do this!

So, I have a large run like 20x20 . I did let them all together last week for an hour and rounded them all back up because I was freaking out about the pecking on my babies. The new roos were sparring with the old bantam roos also.
Any advice would be so amazing! In the past I had hens and were all from the same flock and that was easy. Now I am perplexed! Can I keep the new roos together in a smaller run/ coop? Best ways to incorporate all of the flocks minus the 2 new roos? THANK YOU!!!!!

The top pic is the separate area in the run for flock 2. Bottom pick is the 2 new hens and the idea of the size of their run/coop. BTW, soon my fencing and barn will be done and then they can all go out and free range everyday. For now until construction ceases they are locked up.

 

[aart]

Now it seems my good intentions have become a nutshell game!

This made my laugh out loud!!

Not sure what your goals are for the males, but I'd pare them down.

Sounds like you have plenty of space to keep the flocks separate for now.

Here's some tips about.....
Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better. Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.
Good ideas for hiding places:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/

 

[BellasBunch]

This made my laugh out loud!!

Not sure what your goals are for the males, but I'd pare them down.

Sounds like you have plenty of space to keep the flocks separate for now.

Here's some tips about.....
Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better. Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.
Good ideas for hiding places:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/

Wow! Thank you for helping me to get a grip on this 3 ring circus!

 

[aart]

Thank you for helping me to get a grip on this 3 ring circus!

Well, some guidance, you'll have to do the 'gripping'.
Best of cLuck!

I had 3 age groups one year, never again.