mamahen315
In the Brooder
- Feb 9, 2017
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Hi!
Long story short I had five Rhode Island Reds,about 1 year old, but now I only have three... I've been wanting to add more to my flock and tonight I have. I got two langshan chickens who are also 1 year old.
I probably shouldn't have put them all together right away cause within minutes, one of my reds went after one of the newbies. I don't know if it's "playing" or not so I immediately separated them.
I have a coop from tractor supply that holds 6 birds and attached to it is a fenced in A-frame we made. So I put my three reds in the coop house and the two newbies to the flock in the A-frame.
Both areas have roosting bars, food and water. ... and I'll let my Reds out during the day as usual. I don't feel comfortable letting the other two out yet. ... they all can see each other now but with chicken wire fencing in between them..
My question is how long should I keep them like this?
I took the langshans because I read they were calm birds and my Reds have never been aggressive to each other or the cats in the neighborhood or to my baby who crawls around near them...so I hope they will all blend well in time like the lady who I bought the two from said, and she has plenty of chickens ducks and turkeys all together.
Please help and ease my worries. Thanks!!!
Long story short I had five Rhode Island Reds,about 1 year old, but now I only have three... I've been wanting to add more to my flock and tonight I have. I got two langshan chickens who are also 1 year old.
I probably shouldn't have put them all together right away cause within minutes, one of my reds went after one of the newbies. I don't know if it's "playing" or not so I immediately separated them.
I have a coop from tractor supply that holds 6 birds and attached to it is a fenced in A-frame we made. So I put my three reds in the coop house and the two newbies to the flock in the A-frame.
Both areas have roosting bars, food and water. ... and I'll let my Reds out during the day as usual. I don't feel comfortable letting the other two out yet. ... they all can see each other now but with chicken wire fencing in between them..
My question is how long should I keep them like this?
I took the langshans because I read they were calm birds and my Reds have never been aggressive to each other or the cats in the neighborhood or to my baby who crawls around near them...so I hope they will all blend well in time like the lady who I bought the two from said, and she has plenty of chickens ducks and turkeys all together.
Please help and ease my worries. Thanks!!!