Integrating my young pullets and cockerels with my older feisty hens….

[Cheekychook12]

How old are the young ones? Did you quarantine them before putting them side by side?

They are 11 weeks and there’s two older ones at 15-16 weeks
They’ve basically been quarantined for multiple months
There is one runty pullet but she’s very speedy and sassy so should be ok

 

[Cheekychook12]

Keep in mind that chicken wire is only designed to control chickens. It does not protect them from predators, most of whom can easily tear right through it.

I’ll be splitting the pen in half, the outside will still have the stronger stuff
Thankfully the only predators we get here are foxes, cats and predator birds, and it has a roof and thick rebar apron to stop digging

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Excellent, they are beautiful. By quarantined I mean far away from your existing flock.

 

[Cheekychook12]

Excellent, they are beautiful. By quarantined I mean far away from your existing flock.

They have been about 15 meters away but I’ve had them both for many months with zero issues

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Only foxes? No raccoons, opossums, mink, coyotes? Where on this blue planet are you?

 

[Cheekychook12]

Only foxes? No raccoons, opossums, mink, coyotes? Where on this blue planet are you?

Australia
There are dingos in some places but not here
We have possums but they only steal tomatoes

 

[wrathsfarm]

5 boys, 4 hens and 7 pullets and some younger ones?

Integrate the pullets and young ones in with the hens. Block all line of sight from the boys and re home 4. Then introduce the sole remaining cockerel to his flock.

You've got too many boys.

 

[Cheekychook12]

5 boys, 4 hens and 7 pullets and some younger ones?

Integrate the pullets and young ones in with the hens. Block all line of sight from the boys and re home 4. Then introduce the sole remaining cockerel to his flock.

You've got too many boys.

I have three young frizzles that are 6 weeks, I think all pullets
The breeder who I got the frizzles from also has pekin bantams which is what I have, she told me I should keep 3 with the amount of hens I have, if I plan on breeding them, so I’m really not sure what to do.
I’ll start by rehoming two of them and then see how the remainders go together
I can always rehome more if they cause issues
I do have a pen I can create a bachelor pad

 

[Cheekychook12]

If I do end up only keeping one, it’s this little man
I think he’s trying to learn to tidbit, and he protects the runty pullet from the others
Not to mention he’s gorgeous

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Australia
There are dingos in some places but not here
We have possums but they only steal tomatoes

Your possums are way different from ours!