juliejohnson805
Songster
Background - I have a mixed flock of 15 hens (no roo) all around 2 years old and I added 6 5 week olds into the coop/run a couple weeks ago. They have been raised outside in a seperate cage under carport in plain site of flock but not adjacent to them. They could come up to the cage. The chicks now have a seperate area within the run where they are were an isolated part of the flock. Starting letting them all mingle with supervision for a bit and now full time. They are sleeping in coop and free ranging a little but they are not going very far away from coop/run.
One of my Red Star hens is being quite the bully. This was starting before the chicks went into run but has gotten worse. Big Mama (Leader of flock) has actually gotten her off of some of the other hens a few times that we have witnessed. Now with the chicks she is getting after them pretty good. They have areas to hide and there has been no noticeable injuries to hens or chicks. But I have had enough! (Am I being unreasonable? Thought process is she was acting this way with hens before chicks so it will only get worse????)
I put her in a cage and removed her from the run/coop this morning when she started in first thing.
Questions:
- How long does she need to stay in jail? She is not in the coop/run but is in full site of others. Is that okay?
- I have 2 roos in the chicks that I plan on keeping - FCM and GLW - is this going to cause major issues? I have had roos in the past but not integrated them into existing flock before. Thoughts?
TIA!!
One of my Red Star hens is being quite the bully. This was starting before the chicks went into run but has gotten worse. Big Mama (Leader of flock) has actually gotten her off of some of the other hens a few times that we have witnessed. Now with the chicks she is getting after them pretty good. They have areas to hide and there has been no noticeable injuries to hens or chicks. But I have had enough! (Am I being unreasonable? Thought process is she was acting this way with hens before chicks so it will only get worse????)
I put her in a cage and removed her from the run/coop this morning when she started in first thing.
Questions:
- How long does she need to stay in jail? She is not in the coop/run but is in full site of others. Is that okay?
- I have 2 roos in the chicks that I plan on keeping - FCM and GLW - is this going to cause major issues? I have had roos in the past but not integrated them into existing flock before. Thoughts?
TIA!!