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Octoberlyn said:
Okay - I need some advice. I'm a newbie - about a year - and have a 14 week silkie/cochin cross. She is the sweetest little hen ever, but the my other birds (4 cochin hens, a silkie hen, and a cochin rooster) won't let her roost int the henhouse with them at night, keep her from their favorite dusting area, prevent her from getting to the treats and she's totally isolated. They all seem to chase her away and she doesn't fight back. I have a separate young flock (8weeks) of buff bantum brahmas, but there are 8 roosters and 8 hens and when I tried to add her to that flock, they ganged up on her. Poor Lilly - is there something I should be doing to get her accepted? It's all the big hens And my gentle rooster even chased her around the years. Any advice would help.
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I agree with Donna.
I added a Silkie to my other 5 girls and they kept chasing her away for awhile. I'd go in the coop and put her on the roost myself every night and when I checked on her a few hours later she's be sleeping under the nesting boxes. I kept this up for several days and then noticed after about a week when they are outside none of the others bothered her anymore and she followed them around, eats with them and seemed to fit right in.....but she kept sleeping by herself under the nesting boxes. Maybe she just liked being by herself......or more likely, maybe she just didn't like the height of the roosts!
 
Octoberlyn said:
Okay - I need some advice. I'm a newbie - about a year - and have a 14 week silkie/cochin cross. She is the sweetest little hen ever, but the my other birds (4 cochin hens, a silkie hen, and a cochin rooster) won't let her roost int the henhouse with them at night, keep her from their favorite dusting area, prevent her from getting to the treats and she's totally isolated. They all seem to chase her away and she doesn't fight back. I have a separate young flock (8weeks) of buff bantum brahmas, but there are 8 roosters and 8 hens and when I tried to add her to that flock, they ganged up on her. Poor Lilly - is there something I should be doing to get her accepted? It's all the big hens And my gentle rooster even chased her around the years. Any advice would help.
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Cinny said:
I agree with Donna.
I added a Silkie to my other 5 girls and they kept chasing her away for awhile. I'd go in the coop and put her on the roost myself every night and when I checked on her a few hours later she's be sleeping under the nesting boxes. I kept this up for several days and then noticed after about a week when they are outside none of the others bothered her anymore and she followed them around, eats with them and seemed to fit right in.....but she kept sleeping by herself under the nesting boxes.  Maybe she just liked being by herself......or more likely, maybe she just didn't like the height of the roosts!
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She's been with the group for a few weeks - first hanging around and roosting with mom, but then mom kept kicking her off the roost at night, and they all (including the rooster) will chase her out of the house entirely at night. I've tried putting her in there, but find her in the little attached run within a few minutes. I'm afraid to close the house door because then she can't escape from them. It's really very sad -
 
DMRippy said:
If i had known yesterday i could have filled your bator up lol

Sitting on the side of I40 now waiting for a tow truck....my tranny has gone out on my way to cookeville......ggggguuuuurrrrrr
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I feel for you, ours went out 2 weeks ago. My husband has been bicycling the 6 miles to work. My mom usually brings him home but occasionally he has to make the trip both ways. By the time we get it fixed he should be in great shape!

FeyRaine I have some Maran/Americana juvies. The Marans was Black Copper. Two of the pullets are blue/charcoal with black lacing. The other two pullets are black. I have 4 roos. Two of them are exceptional. If you find someone making the run and can swing slightly North to Millersville/Goodlettsville (I am right on the border) I can replace your Maran/Ams. I got these guys but I am having some upset in plans and I need to find them homes and start over a little later when things settle. I like the sound of peppermint and feverfew and burlap tote bag. Those are all something I can use. Don't feel you have to take them all either. It is not an all or nothing offer.

These are the two roos. The red one and I had to have a discussion on who was top chicken. He was beating on the little roo who is red like him. I guess he didn't want the competition. He was being unmerciful so he got to sit in a finch cage for a day. He has been well behaved since then. He is very watchful and seems to be very alert to possible predators. He has not offered the extreme bullying behavior again stopping his pecking now when the younger roosters submit.

The white and black roo is a real gentleman but may or may not be as good a protector as the red. Then if you are wanting the blues he is more likely to throw them.











Here are the two blue girls.



The two black girls are unique in that one is completely tailless and the other has a half-sized tail.


 
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Got my Phoenix rooster today from a guy in franklin had 2 other stags but this was the youngest..
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Prolapse :( You can find advice with a search about isolation in a dark, quiet place and treatment involves pushing everything back in and applying Prep H. Some would cull straight away while others would try treatment for days or weeks and hope for some form of recovery. Sorry.
 
Penny Hen said:
I feel for you, ours went out 2 weeks ago. My husband has been bicycling the 6 miles to work. My mom usually brings him home but occasionally he has to make the trip both ways. By the time we get it fixed he should be in great shape!

FeyRaine I have some Maran/Americana juvies. The Marans was Black Copper. Two of the pullets are blue/charcoal with black lacing. The other two pullets are black. I have 4 roos. Two of them are exceptional. If you find someone making the run and can swing slightly North to Millersville/Goodlettsville (I am right on the border) I can replace your Maran/Ams. I got these guys but I am having some upset in plans and I need to find them homes and start over a little later when things settle. I like the sound of peppermint and feverfew and burlap tote bag. Those are all something I can use. Don't feel you have to take them all either. It is not an all or nothing offer.

These are the two roos. The red one and I had to have a discussion on who was top chicken. He was beating on the little roo who is red like him. I guess he didn't want the competition. He was being unmerciful so he got to sit in a finch cage for a day. He has been well behaved since then. He is very watchful and seems to be very alert to possible predators. He has not offered the extreme bullying behavior again stopping his pecking now when the younger roosters submit.

The white and black roo is a real gentleman but may or may not be as good a protector as the red. Then if you are wanting the blues he is more likely to throw them.











Here are the two blue girls.



The two black girls are unique in that one is completely tailless and the other has a half-sized tail.


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are the blue one blue double lace barnvelder hens?
 

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