- Apr 12, 2013
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Hi,
I had a small flock of 2 silkies who get along great but we wanted some new birds that were good egg layers, we were advised by a very good hatchery near us to get amberlinks as the are very friendly and lay well. So we purchased two and introduced them while the silkies were roosting. The silkies pecked at the new hens for a day and then they settled fine together. Unfortunately one of our new amberlinks died... (Of a stoke apparently) I called the hatchery and they said they would replace my hen as I'd only had her a couple of weeks. They advised against the amberlinks as they said mine was the fourth in the pen to have a stroke so they were watching them closely. My little girl picked out a hybrid bird, she was in a pen with the Colombian black tails. Again we were advised to introduce her when it was dark and while the others were roosting. We did this and rather than roost she came down into the run, we left her and I went out to check on her and she was still in the bottom, I picked her up and put her back in to roost and heard loads of banging and flapping, then I noticed my poor silkie (top hen in my pecking order) downstairs in the run making a funny noise and almost panting with a few of her feather scattered about. After some tlc I put the silkie back and have now taken the new bird out for the night but I don't know what to do. I'm used to the newbies being picked on but I've not had the new hen being evil before? Please help,
I had a small flock of 2 silkies who get along great but we wanted some new birds that were good egg layers, we were advised by a very good hatchery near us to get amberlinks as the are very friendly and lay well. So we purchased two and introduced them while the silkies were roosting. The silkies pecked at the new hens for a day and then they settled fine together. Unfortunately one of our new amberlinks died... (Of a stoke apparently) I called the hatchery and they said they would replace my hen as I'd only had her a couple of weeks. They advised against the amberlinks as they said mine was the fourth in the pen to have a stroke so they were watching them closely. My little girl picked out a hybrid bird, she was in a pen with the Colombian black tails. Again we were advised to introduce her when it was dark and while the others were roosting. We did this and rather than roost she came down into the run, we left her and I went out to check on her and she was still in the bottom, I picked her up and put her back in to roost and heard loads of banging and flapping, then I noticed my poor silkie (top hen in my pecking order) downstairs in the run making a funny noise and almost panting with a few of her feather scattered about. After some tlc I put the silkie back and have now taken the new bird out for the night but I don't know what to do. I'm used to the newbies being picked on but I've not had the new hen being evil before? Please help,