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Thanks for the suggestion...I never thought of putting the underlings in the run and the bullies in the coop...I can do it with a little manipulation. I have a huge run (over 100 ft long so they would have a great adventure. I just get frustrated when a few "bullies" decide how everyone else...

Sigh...my EE and SLW still will not go out. I can't bring myself to stop giving them treats inside b/c the others are so dominant that they would never get a mealworm or a bit of cracked corn. I keep the mice at bay with traps, but every morning I find dead mice in the traps so the corn is...

Update on Update... We are at week 5 now. All new hens have integrated with the original flock except the EE and SLW...they still are inseparable and won't leave the coop. I fear that I have created a bad situation by throwing their daily cracked corn/ black fly larvae treats inside the coop to...

UPDATE: 4 weeks since the integration of new hens to flock. New BR and new Austraulorp follow the old flock out of the coop in the morning. EE and SLW still will not go outside. A few warm sunny days I round them up and put them outside, and they will stay in the run but away from the others...

I was sort of picked on a lot in school and have a tender spot for the underdogs. As I said, no injuries, but I've had to resort to throwing treats outside for the flock, closing the coop door, and giving the EE and SLW their treats separately else they get none. I hate doing that b/c it...

We got a Buff Orpington, a Barrd Rock, and two black Austrolorps 2 1/2 years ago. We recently introduced 4 new 2-year-old hens adopted from someone who couldn't keep them. Another Barrd Rock, another black Austrolorp, an easter egger, and a Silver Laced Wyandotte. We have 1 Rooster, a...