Canibalisam

[Josip]

Help i buy 3 new hens And keep them 2 weeks apart. Then i put them with 6 other birds same age. And my birds eat two of them. And now my brids look unweell bad comb, dhiarea. Slow walk. And thrd bird i buy that is alive is fine

 

[Eggcessive]

It can be a gamble bringing new chickens into an existing flock. The new birds could have brought in a disease. Also most chickens should be slowly introduced through some fencing or inside a wire dog cage, where they have their own food and water, and cannot be touched. Look to see that the birds can have enough room and make sure they are eating a balanced chicken feed with 16-20 percent protein. Cannibalism happens when they are overcrowded, bored from not getting outside, not the same size or age, not getting enough protein, and some breeds are more aggressive. Sorry for your loss.