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[saracook31]

Hello!

 

I've been keeping chickens a while now, but over the weekend was given a chicken by a friend. I know its best not to add one chook to the others at a time but not got alot of choice with this one!

 

The first night, I kept her in a seperate area within the large run the others have, they saw her & just nosed a little! Yesterday, I cleaned out there coop & run, gave them lots of s"Ooops, word censored!"s & attention to take the attention away from the new girl!

 

However now my ex batts are bullying her & its horrible to watch. They peck her, hold onto her & trample on her. Things are calm for a while, then one will go for her so they all start again! I've had to leave her sectioned off while I'm at work because I'm scared she get too hurt. I'm worried this will just isolate her so everytime she mixes it will happen all over again. He slept on a perch with my Bluebelle & L Sussex last night perfectly happy, its just when the others wake up!

 

I know these questions are asked alot, but theres so much to look through! I'd appreciate any tips for stopping the bullying or at least calming it down!

 

Thanks

Sara

[legend21]

Hello Sara I have sent lots of emails to the forum about bullying, things that have worked so far for me. If the weather is nice and I am sitting outside a spray gun when they attack. Spray them. Putting the offender in the run and let the rest free range, remember to put feeder out for free ranger. I have had mine over four weeks and as everyone said it is calming down, not stopped but certainly calmed down.

 

Be patient and try to remember that we are in charge but they have to be who they are.

 

best wishes

 

Jackie

[Falkor]

I would keep her out of reach of the others for a good while.

 

The intros thread in the FAQ section is great and I followed it when I introduced my newbies and apart from some very half hearted chasing and the occasional shoulder barge from my clumsy orp they have intergrated well.

 

It was three weeks before the newbies were allowed to mix without netting/run keeping them out of harms way. Although when the Orps free ranged they just used to plonk themselves down right next to the newbies in their eglu run. And it was five weeks before they all took themselves off to bed into the one cube. They had been split between the and the .

 

Extra feeding and water stations is another good idea as the oldies will see the new gal as a threat to their food. It will take them a little while before they realise there is enough for everyone.

 

bumper bits and anti peck spray are other options.

 

I think I was lucky with my intros as the newbies were young and timid and the Orps are fairly docile anyways.

 

Good luck and i am a little jealous of you, wish someone would give me a new chook!

[sandyhas3chucks]

I got 4 newbies Good Friday, only about this week can I leave them together (well all bar 1 oldie with the disabled girl, newbie but that is another story/problem and out of "normal" realms!)

Palmer got it petty well covered. take as long as you can and as long as it takes.

did 1 to 3 once took 3-5 weeks perhaps longerish!

[saracook31]

Thanks for replies.

 

So far I've sectioned her off while I'm out so she can't come to much harm. Letting her mingle under supervision so shes not too isolated.

 

I've also hung a cabbage from the run, but so far they've not took much notice at all!

 

The downpour & storm tonight has forced me to let them all in sheltered run with her for a while.. other than a little peck not much happened! They've now settled down for the night.

 

Maybe they're accepting her, or maybe they were just to soggy to bother...