I purchased 4 new hens from 'Zooteacher' (member of the forum) to add to my 3 young gals and a roo to kinda acheive a better roo to hen ratio. I brought them in under cover of darkness and placed them in the coop last night.
This morning the new ones were petrified. It took them a while to come out and check out the pen and then about 4 more hours before they stepped out onto the lawn.
Two of my previous hens ran after and pecked at them... understand that's the chicken way. Since then and aside from the roo coming on to them, they've stayed separate from the others.
Questions: How much pecking and fighting will typically occur? How long before they work this out. Unfortunately the new hens are a little smaller in size, though older.
Should I expect that they will be a little team within a month or so?
Thanks
This morning the new ones were petrified. It took them a while to come out and check out the pen and then about 4 more hours before they stepped out onto the lawn.
Two of my previous hens ran after and pecked at them... understand that's the chicken way. Since then and aside from the roo coming on to them, they've stayed separate from the others.
Questions: How much pecking and fighting will typically occur? How long before they work this out. Unfortunately the new hens are a little smaller in size, though older.
Should I expect that they will be a little team within a month or so?

Thanks