In fact, with our first flock, it didn’t even take us this long. After the first weekend, we went and got another six pullets.
Before we knew it, we had twelve pullets in our coop staring back at us!
Fortunately, as the first six pullets were still establishing their pecking order, introducing six additional pullets was surprisingly easy, and it happened without too much squabbling.
Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, and introducing new chickens to your existing flock can be a distressing and problematic time for both you and your chickens.
We just added 20 pullets to our flock of 11 hens (2 years old). We started by having a mini-coop enclosed with fence that the pullets stayed in for 2 weeks. The hens were able to roam all around each day, so they were able to investigate if they wanted. After 2 weeks we let the pullets roam the yard with the hens, but roost in their own mini-coop at night. After of week of this we put the pullets in the coop with the hens at night. So far, no issues that we have seen.
ReplyDeleteThat's the way you do it. No sweat, really. Sucks if you do it wrong, though.
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