4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[pasq]

Having taken the slow approach on introducing 1 ex battery hen to an established flock of 2

 

It now appears they have accepted her , they allow her to eat closeby without any fuss!! So glad i took your advice-using the slow approach, appears to have turned out successful. Over the past couple of days they now seem to be walking around a bit more in 3's. Sounds like "3 weeks" appears to be the magical time when they give up the fight and sort their pecking order out?!

 

Only problem i now have is that they are all off lay -at 1st i thought it was a bit of stress -but it appears that a lot of our people here are having same problems?! Change in shorter days etc?

 

Thanks everyone for all your advice.

[HENthusiastic]

HIya.

Glad to hear your new girl has been accepted okay.

Sorry to hear they are off lay. I cant give any advice I'm afraid, just wanted to say that I'm glad your girls are settled okay.

[Mrs Frugal]

I'm really glad you decided to take the slow approach, Pasq, and it's so good to hear that it worked .

[Steph101]

I had the same when introducing new girls; I think it's just the disruption.

Once everything has settled back down and they feel secure again, you'll probably find they'll settle back into a routine of laying.

[Egluntyne]

That is good news. Thanks for letting us know.

 

 

I nearly dropped my Garibaldi when I saw my name in the title.

[Laura&Sean]

That's really good news and I love reading updates, Thanks!

[keyhole kate]

I also followed Egluntine's invaluable advice I adopted CharlieJ's 2 hens 1 & 1 from crowthorne Berks just over a week ago and we are also getting there.

 

Egluntine thank you for the squirt the hose at the naughty little peckers advice I read in one of your previous can be counted on posts my Fauna just has to see me pick up the hose now and she's off and running quite hilarious really my Oh cannot believe

 

(a) They have that good a memory

(b) Are that smart

 

he he might try it on him

 

Kitty

[Egluntyne]

Am glad it worked Keyhole Kate.

[mrs chook]

That is good news. Thanks for letting us know.

 

 

I nearly dropped my Garibaldi when I saw my name in the title.

 

You shouldn't be surprised Egluntine, you've given alot of good advice to alot of people!

 

I for one am certainly grateful, my girls have had gradual intros over the whole 'summer ' hols and now they are all in a lovely big enclosure happily living together - so long as they remember Bertha is boss

 

I am now looking to sell my two pink eglus and get a cube to give them a greater floor area within the run and to make cleaning etc etc easier.

 

I love to read other people's stories of happy intros