junebuggena
Crowing
I have an Easter Egger that gets stressed by every little, tiny thing and stops laying for months.
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Just give them time. As long as you have multiple feeders available and he isn't actually getting hurt, it will be fine. He's young right now, and all the chasing and pecking is part of establishing pecking order. It's just what chickens do when you add a new one to flock. It will pass. And once he matures, things will change.I'm up to 8-9 eggs a day from my 9 white leg horns. Finally I got a younger rooster 4 mths old buff Orpington, but my little girls want to pick fights with him,I've had him next to them for several weeks to get used to him,but when I put them in the same pen my girls who are not as big as him, they are the aggressive ones and chase him and peck on him especially if he eats some food,but I need some fertilized eggs for my incubator? Is he just too young at 4 1/2 mths but larger than my egg layers. Any info on what to do? Your welcome to call or text me too? 731-659-1230 YHVH Bless you all.
He won't be the dominant one right away. He's brand new to the flock and has to earn the top spot. That will take time, and can only happen if he is in the flock. You need to let them work the pecking order out. It may seem rough, but as long as he isn't injured to the point of bleeding, leave them be.So should I keep him separated in a touching pen next to them, until he gets older, or go ahead and put him in the same pen and let them keep on flogging and chasing him.He is supposed to be the dominant one, but I'm afraid if they keep him running from them he may never fertilize me some eggs?