Hedgeland Farms
Crowing
Good morning all,
Question... I introduced 6 chicks who are roughly 1 -2wk behind my first set of chicks abt 10wks ago.... there seems to be 2 flocks...
How do I get them all to be a flock together???..
The older hens still "bully" a little bit but mostly share the space just fine. My 6 Divas, as they are called...just stay off to theirselves while the rest of the birds hang together...the 6 hang together...will they eventually all hang together?
There's not any pecking, blood being drawn, feathers being plucked.
Etc..
They just seem to stay separate...
They all go into the coop at night... since day one the Divas have taken over the roosts, the others all huddled together on a shelf i have in there for nesting boxes..now they huddle on the floor, since I put the boxes in...(planning on more roosts)
any help in merging these two flocks together?? Or are they as merged as they will ever be...again not any meaness really just the occasional chase away from the food or toys so someone else can get it first.
Main flock 15wks
Subflock 12-14wks
Question... I introduced 6 chicks who are roughly 1 -2wk behind my first set of chicks abt 10wks ago.... there seems to be 2 flocks...
How do I get them all to be a flock together???..
The older hens still "bully" a little bit but mostly share the space just fine. My 6 Divas, as they are called...just stay off to theirselves while the rest of the birds hang together...the 6 hang together...will they eventually all hang together?
There's not any pecking, blood being drawn, feathers being plucked.
Etc..
They just seem to stay separate...
They all go into the coop at night... since day one the Divas have taken over the roosts, the others all huddled together on a shelf i have in there for nesting boxes..now they huddle on the floor, since I put the boxes in...(planning on more roosts)
any help in merging these two flocks together?? Or are they as merged as they will ever be...again not any meaness really just the occasional chase away from the food or toys so someone else can get it first.
Main flock 15wks
Subflock 12-14wks