Unsecure chicken perches

[mrs chook]

Hi

 

Posted on here in a frantic state last week as bullying was a big issue. Anyway Bertha the bullied finally stopped perching high up and is now calm and have happy chooks, and quarantined chook is sitting in eglu run next to them - all 'seems' calm!!! Phew

 

I'm wondering whether now would be a good time to reintroduce them all? (About a week now!) I was hoping to get another couple while on summer hols but going away in two weeks-would now be a good time to add (with inevitable pecking order reorganisation) or might this be not such a good move as things are settling again??? Any ideas gladly welcomed!!

Edited August 11, 2010 by Guest

[batcatz]

Hi, you could try and introduce them all again and see how it goes, but be ready to seperate. Or you could wait and introduce two more to the evil chook after a quarantine period for the new chooks, then introduce them all to the other two. The risk is you might need three coops and runs if it doesn't work out.

[coco]

I'd leave evil chook in solittary at least another week, maybe two. one of my ex batts Lola is a bully and was feather plucking [got a feeling she still is but haven't seen her do it] but it was when she picked Coco up and swung her round that I decided she need to go and live in the sin bin. Ahe was in there for two weeks but was almost as bad when she came out. Things seem to have settled down and she has chilled out a bit. you might find if you intorduce new chooks that she will bully them too. I have two new POl hens that I am doing very slow introductions with, they both have lots of lovely feathers. I have a feeling Lola may be going back in the sin bin sometime soon.

[mrs chook]

Oooooh eck! I went up earlier before I saw replies and let her out, all well except one swift neck nip, Bertha still happily at ground level and not hiding. The two nicer ones are in one eglu by choice tonight and went in her quarantine one alone, although run door is open. I will see how things are in the morning maybe

 

As I said I would like to get another two as we're down to 1 egg a day if lucky and hoped it might bring some balance - I'm just so concerned with making anything worse

 

We go away in just over two weeks but thought now might be a good time before me and kids are back at school in sept..

[mrs chook]

Kept her in run this a.m. after reading msgs - the other two are great when she's sin binned - just when she's out the will help gang up on

 

Just nervous about giving Bertha more hassle, she's my old lady and such a sweety

[scarlettohara]

I feel your pain After having done 2 separate intros with LF with no problems I got some bantam chicks, I thought chicks would just bond as they were babies. However the older one at 11 weeks is best friends with the 8 week old frizzle but will not accept the other pekins of the same age at all (they came a week later). I've had no injuries but she chases them away from food/water and was turfing them out of the coop at night, however last night they were all in and she was last. I had been swapping them around and putting her to bed last but I think now I have to leave them to get on with it - it's certainly not been easy

[mrs chook]

tee hee it never is easy is it?!?! I really want to get more, but just so aware of doing the best thing for the chooks (as usual too much fretting!! chooks, dogs and kids before myself )

[mrs chook]

Bertha is back in with other two girls, all seems well again - just few 'reminders' from Cassie that she wants to be top girl - otherwise MUCH better!

 

The super soaker idea I'd seen on the forum helped too!!!

 

Thanks for your advice