Need advice!! I have two hens (Ester & Ruth) and they are just over 5 months old. I have just gotten two new pullets (June & Dotty, they are 4 months old. I put the two new ones in a pen next to the main coop/run for a few days. I then put the new ones in with the older hens. Ruth did peck the new ones and chased them into the coop. Ruth will not let them come out of the coop, so I put a small pen inside the run and I put the two new one in there during the day and let them out to roost in the coop at night. The only time Ruth will peck at the new ones is when the new ones get on the top roosting bar. Ruth will chase them off. Am I doing the right thing by putting the new ones in the pen inside the run during the day?
Ester is Partridge Plymouth Rock
Ruth is Easter Egger
June is Ayam Cemani
Dotty is Sicilian Buttercup
Ester is Partridge Plymouth Rock
Ruth is Easter Egger
June is Ayam Cemani
Dotty is Sicilian Buttercup
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