Need help

[Mattsiewrt19]

Hello I bought 2 golden brabanters about a week an a half ago or 2 weeks but I'm want to mix them with my Isa and my 2 leghorns but I'm not sure if theese brabanters are bantams. They do have buggy lookin eyes the lady told me they were still growing but I didn't really notice how much smaller they were to mine. I got them because I was looking for a roosters for the girls because they just wander by then selfs and I seen them on CL so I bought em. She says that he has crowed twice but I haven't seen him do it once and I haven't even seen him mate with his hen. They do talk to eachother alot and he calls her over but my mature hens just started laying and they are not into him at all and also out of the whole time I've had them I have seen no egg from the hen but then again I don't know how frequent they lay. So to all of you what do they look like?

so any help would be much appreciated. And also how I should go about mixing them. Lomg story if you feel you can help with that situation please ask and I will explain thank you

 

[skeetersmom]

Just put them right in there with them, as long as your existing flock is only hens it will be fine. They will easily figure out the pecking order. I have a wide range of sizes in my flock, and am adding newbies all the time.

 

[Mattsiewrt19]

Well when i out them together my main hen gets him in the corner and wont stop pecking at him i really dont even think hes ready to try to get over on them

 

[AuntNomi]

I would introduce them over time or maybe put them in separated area of the coop so they can see but not touch or peck at each other until they are used to each other and just take it slow. There will most likely be some scuffle as they will need to get the pecking order down. Just keep an eye out for blood -- and if you can identify a lead bully and the pecking is too rough, just isolate the bully for a week or so, preferably out of sight of the flock. Then when she is returned, she becomes the new guy, and is therefore at the low end of the pecking order.

 

[ccshambhala]

You do have a rooster and a hen. It is normal for hens to not lay eggs when in transition/after being moved etc. You should quarantine all new birds for at least a month. After that, you would want to introduce them slowly to your flock by putting them in a separate pen near your other birds and gradually transition the flock together. It is often recommended to put them in together at night after the birds have gone to roost. Good luck!