Good day;
We inherited a small flock of chickens (4 roosters and 6 hens) when we bought our farmhouse. We have since built a new coop and have a you g flock of about 50 hens with 4 you g roosters. My question is, the old flock head rooster just crows all day as if a predator is near and keeps the old flock in their coop all day. Some venture into their run, but they have become so scared they run back into the coop when anyone approached their old coop. I think “Chad” the old rooster has gone bonkers; there are no all day predators in our area. How do I/can I remove the 6 old flock hens and put them with the new flock to free range during the day and then put them back with their old flock at night. I’ll just leave the old roosters locked in their old coop. I can’t totally integrate the old flock with the new, the old and new roosters fight when I attempted this. Help! I’ve got 6 old flock hens that need their freedom again instead of being help in by a crazy rooster.
We inherited a small flock of chickens (4 roosters and 6 hens) when we bought our farmhouse. We have since built a new coop and have a you g flock of about 50 hens with 4 you g roosters. My question is, the old flock head rooster just crows all day as if a predator is near and keeps the old flock in their coop all day. Some venture into their run, but they have become so scared they run back into the coop when anyone approached their old coop. I think “Chad” the old rooster has gone bonkers; there are no all day predators in our area. How do I/can I remove the 6 old flock hens and put them with the new flock to free range during the day and then put them back with their old flock at night. I’ll just leave the old roosters locked in their old coop. I can’t totally integrate the old flock with the new, the old and new roosters fight when I attempted this. Help! I’ve got 6 old flock hens that need their freedom again instead of being help in by a crazy rooster.