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[peggotty]

I am the happiest hen owner in the world at the moment, as I have spent the bank holiday watching my 4 batties enjoy the freedom of the garden TOGETHER.

 

I was so frustrated by the constant full on fighting of one of the new girls and the old head hencho - but I have followed all your advice, and spent the last 2 weeks continually switching around who is out and who is in (half a dozen times a day - I seem to have done nothing but carry hens from place to place!) and used a water pistol to break up fights, and yesterday afternoon it was suddenly all over and all 4 have spent 24 hours together without problem - I never thought it would happen and it seems like a miracle!

 

So slowly, slowly/divide and conquer really does work. Hope this gives other people with warring hens a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel.

 

And a huge thank you for all your brilliant advice!

 

PS thought it would be good to post a message when I wasn't having a hen based crisis!

[Redwing]

Good job and great news, glad all is well

[moochoo]

Great news, well done for sticking to it.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

That's great news, well done .

[kelschooks]

Well done for getting harmony!! Please can you give me any advice you have as I am getting 3 new ex-batts to join the 3 we have had for a year in 2 weeks. I am a little concerned as to how it is going to go!

 

Kelly

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[Egluntyne]

That is good to hear. Am glad that they have settled down.

[peggotty]

I have got no idea what the turning point was - in the morning it was still like chicken fightclub in the garden between Mimi and Duchess and then when I put them out again in the afternoon peace broke out and I could positively hear them humming 'Altogether now' while offering to share cigarettes and have a game of football - before settling on a game of let's-hang-out-under-the-birdtable-and-catch-the-falling-food-because-the-baby-starlings-are-so-messy. There were obviously subtle winning-losing body language signs going on which only hens can understand.

 

I know I am extremely over excited about it - partly because I have found the ex batt experience quite upsetting at times and mostly because otherwise my bank holiday weekend was spent writing an essay on NHS policy!

[miffy]

well done, thats great news !!!!

very reassuring to hear that things do come good eventually. Thanks for sharing how you have done it, I now have a plan B, if our current stratagy is unsuccessful.

[skye]

Humming 'altogether now' he heeee heeee!!

Excellent

 

Really pleased peace has broken out. Now you can reeeeeeelax.

[redranger]

Congratulations!! It all takes a bit of time and patience, but is worth it in the end!

[peggotty]

Thanks for all your messages. Isn't it great when something goes right? (Have got everything crossed and touching lots of woodwork as speaking)