Will they calm down?

[muscovy94]

Hey everyone today i added 2 new oegb pullets to my oegb flock. Ever since I put the 2 new girls in there, they have been trying to start fights with everyone, even the roos! Will they calm down as they get more settled?

 

[Barry Natchitoches]

I always separate the new birds from the old ones with a see-through wire cage or some chicken wire for a week or two before I let them co-mingle.


And then when I finally let them co-mingle, I only let them co-mingle for a few well supervised hours the first day or two.


I find that this keeps the fighting down to a minimum....


(I used to have sometimes even brutal fighting between groups before I adopted the idea of see first -- live together later. Now, I dont' have that brutal fighting as they get to know one another anymore.)

 

[Pinky]

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This is always a good idea. That's how I introduce new members to the existing flock. If the fighting does not stop, I would try this

 

[sourland]

Pecking order. Normal chicken behavior. You have disrupted it, and they must reestablish their rank.