Hi there,
I have a Jubilee Orpington bantam roo, a pekin bantam and a gold laced orp. They are a very happy bunch together and have been for the past 6- 12 months.
I recently hatched two black pekin bantams and a lemon frizzle bantam. They are 8 weeks old and have now been outside in the coop separated from my 3 others for a good week or so. I recently discovered that my frizzle is a male (crowing very loudly!) and possibly one of the pekins. After a few days of them being separated and seemingly quite happy I decided to integrate them.
I kid you not, when I turned my back to walk away after half an hour of watching them all together my gold laced orp (she is a big girl) pinned my frizzle and my roo went for him and plucked a few feathers. I was totally distraught and so were my little chicks.
Every attempt I've made since to integrate ends up with more fighting between mainly my roo and the frizzle.
I don't want to leave the chicks to fight it out as I'm afraid one may get fatally hurt
Does anyone have any advice on what I could do? I will eventually get rid of my extra roosters once a little older (as I believe it's not good idea to have more than one, especially on such a small flock of hens) but I need to get them integrated first, especially with the one definite female bird I have, as I don't want her solely picked on. I hope I am making sense!
Thanks all
I have a Jubilee Orpington bantam roo, a pekin bantam and a gold laced orp. They are a very happy bunch together and have been for the past 6- 12 months.
I recently hatched two black pekin bantams and a lemon frizzle bantam. They are 8 weeks old and have now been outside in the coop separated from my 3 others for a good week or so. I recently discovered that my frizzle is a male (crowing very loudly!) and possibly one of the pekins. After a few days of them being separated and seemingly quite happy I decided to integrate them.
I kid you not, when I turned my back to walk away after half an hour of watching them all together my gold laced orp (she is a big girl) pinned my frizzle and my roo went for him and plucked a few feathers. I was totally distraught and so were my little chicks.
Every attempt I've made since to integrate ends up with more fighting between mainly my roo and the frizzle.
I don't want to leave the chicks to fight it out as I'm afraid one may get fatally hurt

Does anyone have any advice on what I could do? I will eventually get rid of my extra roosters once a little older (as I believe it's not good idea to have more than one, especially on such a small flock of hens) but I need to get them integrated first, especially with the one definite female bird I have, as I don't want her solely picked on. I hope I am making sense!
Thanks all