Corinna Morse
In the Brooder
I introduced two new birds (5 -6 months old to our flock of 3 (7months old) . The Black Australorp has successfully integrated after 1.5 weeks, but the speckled Sussex who is slightly smaller is definitely receiving the brunt of the pecking and abuse. She literally will sit on the outdoor perch and will not come in the coop at night. We live in Minnesota and its been very cold at night. So we pick her up, put her on the inside roost and quick turn off the lights. This is somewhat of a pain and I am wondering how long we will physically have to put her away at night. Last night, we tried to put her in with the lights on and our barred rock had her cornered and she fled out the open door to sit on outdoor roost. Should we give her back to the place we got her from? It's painful to watch this bullying behavior.