OliverFrid
Hatching
So my coop is currently made up of two - 1 year old Rhode Island Reds (dominate birds) and five 9 month old Bard Rocks. I have five 5 month old Golden Laced Wyendottes I want to take out of our brooder and get in the coop. I have put the brooder cage into our coop for a week now after a failed attempt to introduce the birds last weekend. I was hoping that after a week of the older birds being around the babies and seeing/smelling them, they wouldn't have to much of a problem being around them, I was wrong. When I took a single Wyendotte out of the cage and held it near the Bards they pushed up their heads and tried to strike out the baby with their beaks.
I need to know the best way to get the birds to be okay with one another so I don't lose anyone. I have owned chickens for about 3 years now and never had such a violent reaction from my flock before.... any tips, tricks, or sagely advice would be great.
I need to know the best way to get the birds to be okay with one another so I don't lose anyone. I have owned chickens for about 3 years now and never had such a violent reaction from my flock before.... any tips, tricks, or sagely advice would be great.