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Thread: New hens

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    Default New hens

    Just got a couple of new Hens,they must be round about point off lay age. Trouble is the four older hens are chasing and attacking them, so I'm having to keep them separate.Can anyone help with advice on how to get them together in harmony....

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    Just keep them separated by mesh so they are close and can see each other. The newies will be accepted (ish) after a couple of days. They may take a wee while longer to be totally accepted.
    They'll sort it out themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dog-eared View Post
    Just keep them separated by mesh so they are close and can see each other. The newies will be accepted (ish) after a couple of days. They may take a wee while longer to be totally accepted.
    They'll sort it out themselves.
    You should always isolate new hens anyway for a couple of weeks then seperate them by mesh as above.You never can be sure of what you may be introducing to an established flock eg worms,lice ect

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