Trisha Kelly Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 We have four chickens from Omlet currently in Eglu cube and would like to add a couple of battery hens. Does anyone have experience of adding battery hens to the coop? Do they need to be kept separate for a period of time? Do they become lowest in pecking order? Thanks Trisha & Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Hello, I added my exbatts to my 3 pekins about 3 weeks ago. I kept them separate in hte blue eglu and run for about a week before letting them out together (I didn't get really poorly batts either). Penny the blue pekin was top chicken - all I can say is no more - The ex batts rule the roost - with all 3 of them being in charge (Jerry, Barbara then Margo). I've just added 4 more young hybrids - no real fighting - ex batts are still in charge - very surprisingly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovemychooks Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Ooooh, you won't regret getting ex-batts, they are fantastic ! You will need to keep the ex-batts separately to start with and introduce them gradually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
