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

[slippy99]

Hello would it be possible to put half a dozen light sussex in with my year old bovine hens?

[likeastar--x]

How many bovine hens do you have and where are they living?

[slippy99]

Hi I have 8 and they are in a long shed it`s 6ft high 5ft wide and 16ft long full of fresh straw with 3 nesting boxes

[likeastar--x]

how exciting

that sounds like an okay space for them, yes. ive never introduced such a large group to an already established pecking order, but my personal philosophy is chuck them in and let them get on with it. any severe bullying should be prevented (i.e. deliberate isolation of one chicken, deliberate wounds or bleeding wounds), but they will peck each other and sort it out between them. the most important thing is to give them enough space to run away from any bullying, and a place to hide. the new girls should stick together and 'buddy up' so they should be okay, but i would wait for another member whos had a similar experience to give their advice

 

do they have enough room to roost together? most normal coops do not provide roosting bars large enough for 14 chickens, so you may need to work this out.