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In the Brooder
- Jan 24, 2021
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I have 4 pullets, (11 weeks old ) AND 2 hens, aged 1.5 years.
For the past 4 weeks, I have kept the pullets outside in an enclosed pen, during the day. My older girls free range my yard during the day, but for a few hours each day the hens and pullets are in the same enclosure. They do fine. At night, the pullets go in a dog crate, that goes into a small run attached to the coop. All this has been fine for 4 weeks.
The past 2 nights I have tried to have the 6 girls together in the small coop run-hoping the youngsters will walk up into the coop. However -one of the hens seriously attacks at least of the pullets when they are in the run together. So they go back in the crate for safety.
Is there’s something else I can do to improve/create harmony? They have all had plenty of together time, albeit In a larger area (their “pasture”) without obvious conflict.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
For the past 4 weeks, I have kept the pullets outside in an enclosed pen, during the day. My older girls free range my yard during the day, but for a few hours each day the hens and pullets are in the same enclosure. They do fine. At night, the pullets go in a dog crate, that goes into a small run attached to the coop. All this has been fine for 4 weeks.
The past 2 nights I have tried to have the 6 girls together in the small coop run-hoping the youngsters will walk up into the coop. However -one of the hens seriously attacks at least of the pullets when they are in the run together. So they go back in the crate for safety.
Is there’s something else I can do to improve/create harmony? They have all had plenty of together time, albeit In a larger area (their “pasture”) without obvious conflict.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!