New to Group-Adding to my Flock

[vash_1]

Hi Everyone
i am an avid gardner and outdoorsman. I got 5 chickens back in October and things were going great with no issues. I wanted to add to my flock, so i have read many articles and watched videos on how to do it. I added 4 more chickens(2 barred rock,2 buffs to my already 2 white leghorn and 3 golden comets)I kept them in a separate little coop inside my coop for 4 days with no contact, then started introducing a little at a time. Big ones chasing and new little ones (12-14 weeks)hiding , then at 7 days waited till night and put new girls to sleep in roost after big ones went to roost. Did this for 3 nights and still during the day the big ones chase and peck and little ones hide. They hide up high in a small space where big ones can't go, they only come down to et and drink when i let the big ones out to roam the yard. Its now been 2 weeks, is this going to get better?
Thanks for any advice.

 

[Kiki]

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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It will get better but it takes a long time. Give them all as much space as possible. That helps tremendously. Also have lots of places where the littles can get our of sight of the bigs.
I have a sub-group of fifteen 9-week olds slowly working their way into my adult flock of 10 hens and 1 rooster. Some of the hens are now ignoring the littles and allow them to approach. This took about 4 weeks.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here. Check out this list of resources for the relevant thread to help with your question - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
This is a useful link to take a look at - “How to...” guides. You may wish to consider including your location (using the guide in the link above). You can use this link to contact members in your area - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[vash_1]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here. Check out this list of resources for the relevant thread to help with your question - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
This is a useful link to take a look at - “How to...” guides. You may wish to consider including your location (using the guide in the link above). You can use this link to contact members in your area - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

Thank you, I am from mass.

 

[vash_1]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It will get better but it takes a long time. Give them all as much space as possible. That helps tremendously. Also have lots of places where the littles can get our of sight of the bigs.
I have a sub-group of fifteen 9-week olds slowly working their way into my adult flock of 10 hens and 1 rooster. Some of the hens are now ignoring the littles and allow them to approach. This took about 4 weeks.

Thank you for the reply, of course when you watch videos they make it look so easy- I should have known better-lol

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. As long as the younger birds are getting enough to eat and drink, and blood is not being drawn, just give them time. They will eventually integrate into one flock.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Byc. You may want to check out the "Look but don't touch" method of flock integration, it's the kindest, gentlest way. You should be able to find it through the search function above.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Good luck with your flock!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!