I need advice...
I have 7 chickens at one time than a few died and I was down to 4. silkie rooster, hen and two red hens. I wanted to get my flock bigger and my cousin gave me three hens, so I put them in the coop and they didn't mix up yet they are staying off by themselves.
Than I got a call about someone giving away 7 more 6 hens and one roo but I had to take them all. They are all very friendly but they just got into the coop lastnight and I know it will take time but i'm nervous I made the wrong decision to get them. So in total now I have 14 chickens two are roos.
so the 3 my cousin gave me are still staying on their own my 4 I had are staying on their own, and the new 7 are on their own. A few spats but nothing major yet.
I realized theirs just not enough space or hens for two roosters, so I am trying to get the new guy a new home but no luck yet.
My silkie roo is taking it hard, he is hiding and trying to get out of the pen hes very stressed and upset and I feel like crap! I lov my little man. even the new hens are picking on him right now.
I feel its because the other hens already have their roo. So I am wondering if I found another place for that roo to go do you think the hens would accept my silkie roo? hes smaller than some of the hen.
or Should I try to come up with some cash to build a 2nd coop and out the new 7 with their roo they know together?
i'm torn! I want my silkie roo to be happy and my hens, but it's going to be hard finding this new roo a home. I may know someone who would want him but i think he only keeps them for so long than kills them. i'm not a killer, and this roo is a nice big boy too so it kills me to give him to someone who will kill him. But i wont have the money to build a 2nd coop right away, right now i have the roo isolated in a dog crate beside the run so hes still with his girls but he can't get at and hurt my silkie roo.
What would you do?
I have 7 chickens at one time than a few died and I was down to 4. silkie rooster, hen and two red hens. I wanted to get my flock bigger and my cousin gave me three hens, so I put them in the coop and they didn't mix up yet they are staying off by themselves.
Than I got a call about someone giving away 7 more 6 hens and one roo but I had to take them all. They are all very friendly but they just got into the coop lastnight and I know it will take time but i'm nervous I made the wrong decision to get them. So in total now I have 14 chickens two are roos.
so the 3 my cousin gave me are still staying on their own my 4 I had are staying on their own, and the new 7 are on their own. A few spats but nothing major yet.
I realized theirs just not enough space or hens for two roosters, so I am trying to get the new guy a new home but no luck yet.
My silkie roo is taking it hard, he is hiding and trying to get out of the pen hes very stressed and upset and I feel like crap! I lov my little man. even the new hens are picking on him right now.
I feel its because the other hens already have their roo. So I am wondering if I found another place for that roo to go do you think the hens would accept my silkie roo? hes smaller than some of the hen.
or Should I try to come up with some cash to build a 2nd coop and out the new 7 with their roo they know together?
i'm torn! I want my silkie roo to be happy and my hens, but it's going to be hard finding this new roo a home. I may know someone who would want him but i think he only keeps them for so long than kills them. i'm not a killer, and this roo is a nice big boy too so it kills me to give him to someone who will kill him. But i wont have the money to build a 2nd coop right away, right now i have the roo isolated in a dog crate beside the run so hes still with his girls but he can't get at and hurt my silkie roo.
What would you do?