Pullets in the big chicken coop

[BarredBuff]

Will older chickens kill pullets that are introduced to the flock?

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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If you had some particularly nasty chickens, I suppose they could...if you are worried about it, wait until the pullets are almost full sized, and make sure you have enough room for them to get away from, and/or hide from the older birds...I've had some minor fights, but never any deaths, or even wounds.

 

[BarredBuff]

I hope they wont because we dont have the space to house pullets we have enough space for them unitl they are two months old

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

What I did with mine when they hit 8 weeks was put a giant-size dog crate in the coop with the big girls (I only put 4 in at a time) for a few weeks, and MOST everyone got along when I let them out. The only real issue I had was one of my GLW's tried to be in charge...boss hen held her down by her head until she stopped struggling...no more problems!

 

[GardeNerd]

They can be pretty merciless on younger chickens. Here is some good advice from the "Learning Pages" on integrating new chickens.

Adding New Chickens to your Flock