gavclojak Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I am awaiting the arrival of a few ex-colony girls (due 12/10) my worry is my old girls are going through a moult at the moment, it has resulted in a little bit of feather pecking, I think the new quills coming through are a curiosity and taste pretty darn good! Will having new ones in a fenced off area of the enclosure exacerbate the feather pecking? should I wait until the mould is over? I know the new girls will stress the old girls but I want to minimise it as much as possible, they are old ex-commercial ladies and I don't want their nose pushed out of joint too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Remember your ex batts have now resorted to normal chook behaviour long since. They have a normal life and only know that so any newbies will be treated as suspects!, and they are the ones to be Molly coddled a bit due to the confusion I'd say. Good luck and bless you for taking on a few more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ah thanks redsunset, they will be spoilt girls for sure. Am very excited!! I do the rehomings with BHWT from the colony units so will be very difficult to choose who is coming home with me out of the few thousand we will be taking, I am hoping they choose me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
