The chickens have officially moved outside. Glad to have them out of the basement! It was a rough first week for a couple of the little ones. I have 2 that are a little more daring and 2 that pretty much tried to lay low. The 2 daring ones got picked on for a few days by one very crabby Plymouth Rock.
Most of the older hens didn't mind the new additions. They went about their business and just ignored the babies. But I had one Plymouth Rock that felt like she needed to let everyone know who is boss. She would chase them around and peck at them. I separated her for a couple days and now she has seemed to calm down.
I separated all of the birds for the first 3 days when I introduced the babies. During the day I would put the little birds in the big run and move the older birds to the tractor. They were able to see each other but not have contact. At night I would put them all together in the house. This seemed to work well. Now I have them all together full time.
The little birds are still a bit shy. They pretty much stay in the house most of the day. They did sneak outside once and peck at the ground for a bit. Right now they are like 2 high school cliques! The 7 veterans and the 4 newbies. Hopefully once they get a little older they will all mingle happily.
The chickens have officially moved outside. Glad to have them out of the basement! It was a rough first week for a couple of the little ones. I have 2 that are a little more daring and 2 that pretty much tried to lay low. The 2 daring ones got picked on for a few days by one very crabby Plymouth Rock. 
I separated all of the birds for the first 3 days when I introduced the babies. During the day I would put the little birds in the big run and move the older birds to the tractor. They were able to see each other but not have contact. At night I would put them all together in the house. This seemed to work well. Now I have them all together full time.
The little birds are still a bit shy. They pretty much stay in the house most of the day. They did sneak outside once and peck at the ground for a bit. Right now they are like 2 high school cliques! The 7 veterans and the 4 newbies. Hopefully once they get a little older they will all mingle happily.
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