Sparkle1 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hi all I am new to owning chickens and have recently purchased two chickens a (gold ranger & Amber star). The gold ranger keeps attacking the Amber star pecking harshly and pulling feathers out. At the moment I keep them in seperate coops at night and have a run each as part of the coop. As I know they don't like being lonely in the day I open the runs so they can run round the top of the garden together and enough space for the Amber star to get away from the gold ranger. Just wondering if this set up I have is okay from other chicken owners by keeping them seperate in the evening night and intergrating in the day time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaKiw1 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Hi, it's always horrible watching one be hurt by another! Others will be able to give you some more advice but just wanted to let you know someone was reading your post! Letting them free-range with plenty of 'escape' space is a good idea and hopefully they WILL settle down in time. Within the run having multiple feeding stations does help as does having something like a log for one to get up a bit higher on can help. We have just 2 chooks and one is a bit of a bully still, even after a year together, when it comes to who gets to the 'treat' or tea bowl but mostly they get along. Good luck and I am sure you'll pick up loads of tips grom reading all the forums on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I probably would pop them together into coop at night. If you can let them free range together,then if you are able to supervise for a while in same run then separate runs if too much aggro. It is horrible to watch isn't it. I am still trying to intergrate two lots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I'd say fit a Bumpa bit to the aggressor for a while and see if it calms her down. Not normal behaviour for two new birds to fight like that. She may calm down anyway when she starts to lay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle1 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thankyou for your advice I may cut the chicken wire from both ends of the runs to make a bigger run so they have more space when put back in during the evening then they have a choice of coop to go in at night. If the fighting does not stop can place a board there so seperate again in the evenings. Difficult to watch thats all folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 if no blood is been drawn then it's sometimes best to let them get on with it so they can sort out the pecking order themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I agree, it's completely expected that new birds will squabble while they sort out the pecking order and as long as no blood is drawn they will be fine. I would keep them in the same coop at night to get them integrated as they will mainly be sleeping anyway but a bigger run is always best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
