Yes, she is still a pullet. Adolescent chickens challenge each other. It doesn't matter if the chicken is a pullet or a cockerel. You will see very similar behaviors at this stage of development.Can I just double check that this one is a female please because they keep raising up to full height facing each other as though they’re squaring up to each other
Thank youI’m finding myself getting worried incase I can’t make it work with the cockerel. My other 2 aren’t bothered about them now but they’re both terrified of them and run away from them even when they’re not chasing. They look confused at their behaviour. These 2 are so different to anything I’ve had before, I don’t even know whether I’ll ever be able to let them play out like my others incase they disappear up a tree and the fox gets them at day break 
Soooo stressful my others are sooo different and easyxxxx
Some call that chest bumping. Both sexes do that from days old to weeks old, and it's not an indication of sex. It is so cute when they do that though! You know they're happy and having fun!Can I just double check that this one is a female please because they keep raising up to full height facing each other as though they’re squaring up to each other
Awww bless you
that’s amazing I’m so worried about all this I’m 100% out of my comfort zone I’ve always had Hybrids that I suppose are bred for an intensive egg producer. There’s nothing that I can’t do with those girls. I get 1 every September and it usually takes me 6 weeks to get totally integrated. But these are sweet but terrified of us and the other girls. I was waiting till it got dark then tipping them off a outside run perch into a bag and carrying them around to put them in the sleeping area with the others but now because they’re not easy I’ve become a bit scared of them. And the white one is a bit more pecking towards me but not the hybrids. It’s scared of them. I’m out of my comfort zone but if I can I have to learn how to make this work unless my neighbours say no about the crowing. But I’m also struggling because I don’t want to let him down. It’s harsh 
. Please could you tell me if I can eventually let these birds out into the open air and they’ll go back into their enclosure on an afternoon and one of my bird is 4 years old can she cope with being mounted and she is boss lady how is that going to work now with him please? These are my main concerns I think 
Please could you advise? xxxx
I would let them out after they have been in there current enclosure for about 2 weeks. Then they will see that as a safe place to be and should return to it. When you first start to release them, do it about an hour or two before they would normally go to roost for the night.
It is a perfectly natural thing for a hen and a rooster to mate. If the cockerel is forceful with her and tries to just mount her without courting her or asking, she may very well tune him up. And he will deserve it! It takes time for a cockerel to learn what is expected of him with behavior and treatment of his hens.
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Can you blame them for being terrified of you?
If you want them to come around and trust you, you need to handle them gently and talk to them softly.
I currently have a bunch of juveniles out in my coop. Every single night I need to remove about 5 of them out of the nest boxes and another three or four off the edges of the poop boards and roost them manually. When I handle them, I slowly maneuver them into the correct position and gently lift them while talking softly to them. Over the course of many weeks they have relaxed much more with their response to this handling and aren't running away from me when I throw scratch to them anymore. This all takes time. But it takes slow and gentle movements.
You need to remember you are a predator and they are prey. Throwing them in a bag is not going to help your relationship with them at all.
I would let them out after they have been in there current enclosure for about 2 weeks. Then they will see that as a safe place to be and should return to it. When you first start to release them, do it about an hour or two before they would normally go to roost for the night.
It is a perfectly natural thing for a hen and a rooster to mate. If the cockerel is forceful with her and tries to just mount her without courting her or asking, she may very well tune him up. And he will deserve it! It takes time for a cockerel to learn what is expected of him with behavior and treatment of his hens.
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