Yesterday I went to the feed store. They had 1 little 1 week old black sex link pullet left for sale. They wanted to break down the brooder and be done with the chick sale for the spring. So, of course, I had to save her.
I brought her home, put her in with the15 day old RIR straight run chicks I have. They (the roos mostly) immediately started picking on her. So I took her out and put her in a box with a little banty hen, also 15 days old. They are doing fine together.
My question: I am going to move them all out to an outside enclosed coop on Sunday. I will have heat in there and our weather is supposed to be moderate next week.
Do you think the RIR will ever accept her?? Is it her smell or the fact she is black?? I kept the RIR and banties separated for a the first week, and then put them in together, no problems. In fact the banties take a running jump and pile into the middle, they have NO FEAR.
What am I going to do with that little black chick. Help, oh, help,
please any suggestions.
DonnaBelle
I brought her home, put her in with the15 day old RIR straight run chicks I have. They (the roos mostly) immediately started picking on her. So I took her out and put her in a box with a little banty hen, also 15 days old. They are doing fine together.
My question: I am going to move them all out to an outside enclosed coop on Sunday. I will have heat in there and our weather is supposed to be moderate next week.
Do you think the RIR will ever accept her?? Is it her smell or the fact she is black?? I kept the RIR and banties separated for a the first week, and then put them in together, no problems. In fact the banties take a running jump and pile into the middle, they have NO FEAR.
What am I going to do with that little black chick. Help, oh, help,
please any suggestions.
DonnaBelle