New Peahen Intro

[casportpony]

@casportpony do you the integration notes I have apply to peas?

What integration notes?

 

[casportpony]

If you mean can you integrate them the same way as chickens, yes.

 

[aart]

What integration notes?

The ones pasted here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-peahen-intro.1301442/#post-21199566

 

[casportpony]

The ones pasted here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-peahen-intro.1301442/#post-21199566

My bad. That's great advice!

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Usually you can't house yearling hens with mature males if they don't have mature hens, its better to raise her in seperated cage until she is 2.

 

[GB-]

She might be awhile as she's in PST zone.

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Here's my notes on chicken integration, not sure how much of that transfers to peas, but...
Integration Basics:
It's all about territory and resources(space/food/water).
Existing birds will almost always attack new ones to defend their resources.
Understanding chicken behaviors is essential to integrating new birds into your flock.

Confine new birds within sight but physically segregated from older/existing birds for several weeks, so they can see and get used to each other but not physically interact.

In adjacent runs, spread scratch grains along the dividing mesh, best if mesh is just big enough for birds to stick their head thru, so they get used to eating together.

The more space, the better. Birds will peck to establish dominance, the pecked bird needs space to get away. As long as there's no copious blood drawn and/or new bird is not trapped/pinned down and beaten unmercilessly, let them work it out. Every time you interfere or remove new birds, they'll have to start the pecking order thing all over again.

Multiple feed/water stations. Dominance issues are most often carried out over sustenance, more stations lessens the frequency of that issue.

Places for the new birds to hide 'out of line of sight'(but not a dead end trap) and/or up and away from any bully birds. Roosts, pallets or boards leaned up against walls or up on concrete blocks, old chairs tables, branches, logs, stumps out in the run can really help. Lots of diversion and places to 'hide' instead of bare wide open run.

This helped so much. They are now getting along. I did all these steps and wow what a difference two

 

[GB-]

This helped so much. They are now getting along. I did all these steps and wow what a difference two weeks made doing it like this. Thank you aart and everyone.

 

[GB-]

Here are my pics of my crew.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks for the update and pictures! Glad you got everything sorted.