- May 22, 2013
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I've got 10 Leghorns in a pen and a younger Ameraucana hen and her friend, an EE roo, both of which are about 15 weeks, in a separate pen right next to my Leghorns. Last night, I got 6 eight week old Jersey Giants, and a 21 week old Jersey Giant. I put them all in at night, the 8 weeks old with the Amerauacana/EE, and the 21 week old with my older Leghorns. This morning, I noticed that the Leghorns were picking on the new hen a little, not enough to draw blood or make me put her in a separate pen, and the Ameraucana/EE were picking on the 8 week old babies...again, not enough to make me take them out or draw blood, but enough to irritate me!
I know if I take them out, it's just going to be worse in the long run...how long did it take before your girls accepted newbies?