- Jun 15, 2014
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I've searched this whole website and can't find what I'm looking for. I got my own account just to answer my questions. I'm a first time chicken owner. I bought 4 hens and a rooster from tractor supply. They have grown up and get along great with one another. The hens are still so young that they don't lay yet and the roosters voice is still coming in. I went to a sale barn and bought two hens that are already laying to add to the bunch so we could have at least a few eggs. They have been in there for almost a week now and won't come out of the coop. My other hens attack them. The rooster is okay with them but I have one hen who seems to be more dominant than he even is and she tortures the new hens. What can I do to fix this so my new hens can come out of the coop to eat and drink? Or should I just give it more time?