So I have two human friendly hens but they just don't get along with any other chickens!!! Vivian(brahma) came from a huge flock with roosters and hens same goes with Nala(black sexlink) but two different flocks. Well I've been trying for two years now to get them buddies with my other chickens but nothing works I've tried night introduction day introduction pretty much any introduction you can think of I've done but nothing works! It doesn't matter the other chickens age nor sex Vivian and Nala hate them!!! I've gone thru 6 roosters one being a game rooster my friend gave me and they almost killed him so I gave him back to my friend and my friend said he's terrified of his other hens!!! I've had chickens for many years and none of them have been like this so I'm at a loss! Both hens are pets so killing is not an option neither is selling my question is could they have some kind of deficiency?
My mean hens!!
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Redthechickie
Chirping
This reminds me of the time when I added new chickens to my flock.
I had two human- friendly RIR chickens( hen and rooster) in my coop outside.
The rooster adored me so much that he would jump in my lap.
Anyway, I decided to add 10 more RIR chickens to the flock.
I raised these ten as babies, then when they were old enough, I took them outside.
First, I knew the older two chickens would bully them since they were new and were pullets and cockerels.
So what I did was switch their living quarters.
The babies took the coop, and the older ones took the babies' old brooder, which I took outside and placed it near the coop lined with cement blocks at the entrance so it can block the big ones from escaping but also allowed ventilation from the gaps in the blocks.
Everyday I would let the big ones out to forage around the yard, while I went inside the coop to feed the babies.
Funniest thing was the older ones were surprised that new visitors had now occupied their coop.
They were so jealous that they spend most of the day trying to get inside the coop in order to attack the newbies, but no avail.
They can see each other through the fences of the run, but cannot touch each other.
Of course, one day I had to put them together cause that day was a very hot day, and the big ones couldn't stay in the brooder with the hot sun cooking them inside.
When I did put them together they did in fact pecked them, but not to the point where they drew blood.
I assumed it was a pecking order thing.
Now they are getting along fine.
Occasional pecks here and there, but that was because the older ones are protective of their food.
The babies know to give them space when they show up.
Maybe for you to get your chickens to get along is to get a crate, like a dog carrier and have them see each other but not touch each other for a few days.
Have you tried something like this?
I had two human- friendly RIR chickens( hen and rooster) in my coop outside.
The rooster adored me so much that he would jump in my lap.
Anyway, I decided to add 10 more RIR chickens to the flock.
I raised these ten as babies, then when they were old enough, I took them outside.
First, I knew the older two chickens would bully them since they were new and were pullets and cockerels.
So what I did was switch their living quarters.
The babies took the coop, and the older ones took the babies' old brooder, which I took outside and placed it near the coop lined with cement blocks at the entrance so it can block the big ones from escaping but also allowed ventilation from the gaps in the blocks.
Everyday I would let the big ones out to forage around the yard, while I went inside the coop to feed the babies.
Funniest thing was the older ones were surprised that new visitors had now occupied their coop.
They were so jealous that they spend most of the day trying to get inside the coop in order to attack the newbies, but no avail.
They can see each other through the fences of the run, but cannot touch each other.
Of course, one day I had to put them together cause that day was a very hot day, and the big ones couldn't stay in the brooder with the hot sun cooking them inside.
When I did put them together they did in fact pecked them, but not to the point where they drew blood.
I assumed it was a pecking order thing.
Now they are getting along fine.
Occasional pecks here and there, but that was because the older ones are protective of their food.
The babies know to give them space when they show up.
Maybe for you to get your chickens to get along is to get a crate, like a dog carrier and have them see each other but not touch each other for a few days.
Have you tried something like this?
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Yes I tried doing that for almost a week until I noticed my hens getting more aggressive so then I tried putting them out in my open field which seemed to work until they saw each other then Vivian chased and Nala plucked (normally rolls are reversed)
Redthechickie
Chirping
Bad chickens need some discipline, huh?
My aunt has always said if they don't get along, you may need to be the boss chicken.
Maybe you need to swat them if they start to attack each other.
Just a firm tap will do.
BTW Do they draw out blood when they act aggressive to each other?
If not, then it's no cause for alarm.
That's just how chickens maintain their social order in their flocks.
Yes, it can get loud with some feather-plucking, but you can intervene if it gets worse.
There's even the fact that some chickens just won't get along with each other ever or it can be the breed as some breeds are more aggressive than others.
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