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Hi....two months ago my daughter brought home a chicken she found on the highway. We decided to keep “her” and get a coop/run. We bought 3 more chickens so that one would have a flock. Surprise! Turned out to be a roo. I found a good farm for him. Now I have three 5 mo. old pullets and decided to adopt a 5 mo. old silkie yesterday. It’s been rough with them accepting her. How long does it take? I have 2 Wyandottes, a Leg Bar, and the new silkie. They hate her :-(
 
It takes, as long as it takes. They are chickens and have minds of their own.
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Thank you for joining us at BYC. You could help introductions along by having the silkie in a crate so they can get used to seeing her without harming her. Or divide the area into two sections with fencing, the silkie on one side, the other birds on the other. After some period of time they should hopefully be less hateful and accept her.

Or get another silkie, so two silkies are presented at one time - this often lessens the impact.
 
drumstick diva said:
Thank you for joining us at BYC. You could help introductions along by having the silkie in a crate so they can get used to seeing her without harming her. Or divide the area into two sections with fencing, the silkie on one side, the other birds on the other. After some period of time they should hopefully be less hateful and accept her.

Or get another silkie, so two silkies are presented at one time - this often lessens the impact.
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My husband doesn’t want another chicken. I did separate the run in half yesterday with a 4 foot dog fence but the silkie climbed over it! The four of them did roost together last night, which I thought was impressive. I guess just some time, right?
 

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