jessyjaymes
In the Brooder
- Oct 23, 2016
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here's a situation:
I bought 6 Barred Rock pullets (all for under 25$.. couldn't say no)
4 weeks ago (they're now 10 weeks, they've been in quarantine)
I have a "main" coop and two runs that are partitioned but the gates will open to form one big chicken yard, the smaller partition has housing also. My chickens HATE these newcommers. My two bantams "tolerate" them.. but my previous two youngest hens (light brahmas) have taken a liking to hanging with the bantams.. so i placed all 10 of these together,.. because i thought that would be better than them being with my large flock.. but the brahmas terrorize them.. bad,.
Now I could force the brahmas to join the large flock.. they are afterall the biggest hens, and i'm sure the intergration would work.. I just feel bad seperating the 4 (the bantams and brahmas) because they really like each others company..
haha trivial problem, but makes me feel bad..
everyone gets along fine freeranging, but I want the new 6 pullets to assemble into some sort of chicken society/hierarchy before I let them freerange.. feedstore birds are naive and sure to be easy pickings or even get lost (yeah they're kinda dumb)..smh
I bought 6 Barred Rock pullets (all for under 25$.. couldn't say no)
4 weeks ago (they're now 10 weeks, they've been in quarantine)
I have a "main" coop and two runs that are partitioned but the gates will open to form one big chicken yard, the smaller partition has housing also. My chickens HATE these newcommers. My two bantams "tolerate" them.. but my previous two youngest hens (light brahmas) have taken a liking to hanging with the bantams.. so i placed all 10 of these together,.. because i thought that would be better than them being with my large flock.. but the brahmas terrorize them.. bad,.
Now I could force the brahmas to join the large flock.. they are afterall the biggest hens, and i'm sure the intergration would work.. I just feel bad seperating the 4 (the bantams and brahmas) because they really like each others company..
haha trivial problem, but makes me feel bad..
everyone gets along fine freeranging, but I want the new 6 pullets to assemble into some sort of chicken society/hierarchy before I let them freerange.. feedstore birds are naive and sure to be easy pickings or even get lost (yeah they're kinda dumb)..smh