Introducing point of lays to old single hen

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Boffy

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Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« on: May 05, 2010, 17:51 »
I now only have one hen, Mabel. Would like to introduce 4 new point of lays.
Please can I have advice on how to do this without
them fighting. Thanks

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nicky d

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2010, 20:03 »
How long has she been on her own for.   I would wait until Mabel has gone to bed and when its dark pop the four new ones in with her, expect a bit of mabel telling them she is top hen, but im sure they will be fine, you might find she is glad of the company.   nickyx
4 girlies,  Nessa, Pamela, Stacey and Tina

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Boffy

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2010, 23:26 »
Thank you Mabel has been on her own for a few
weeks now and I think she is lonely. Will give it a try thanks again

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amj

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2010, 13:39 »
I woluld love to know what happens.... as I would like to add 2 new to 2 old !
do tell !

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2010, 14:51 »
about a month ago i was left with margo a 2 year old warren from my original trio. I decided to get 3 more ( have an eglu with run and extension and free range area )
So i went to the domestic fowl trust and chose 3 more pol - a whitestar mabel, a speckledy douce and cream legbar velma.
I popped the 3 new girls in the eglu at night after margo had gone to bed ~ in the morning they all charged out. Margo pecked at Mabel and instantly got a peck back.
They became instant friends but margo picked on velma and douce,  pecking but not drawing blood.
Over the next week i locked velma and douce in the eglu run to give them some respite for part of the day. By week two the pecking started to decline and velma and douce learned to avoid margo or run very fast.
By week three they began to mingle as a foursome with little pecking or chasing and now only douce gets the occasional warning peck when i throw in corn or fresh greens from margo. I made sure i had extra feeders and water as most of the fights seemed to be about food and it did help being able to seperate them at their peak.
They are all laying now and i get four different coloured eggs including blue/green - i think it helps when they all come into lay as they seem to grow in confidence as they come of age. I was a little worried about introducing newbies but to see them all tootling around together is wonderful - good luck
« Last Edit: May 07, 2010, 11:25 by noshed »
chickens out

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Boffy

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2010, 21:47 »
Thanks so much for that lovely story. I will
Will post  how things go.

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chickadee

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2010, 08:44 »
it is nice when there is a happy outcome ~ mabel is an ace name !!!

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Re: Introducing point of lays to old single hen
« Reply #7 on: May 19, 2010, 22:08 »
Good evening.. I am delighted to say that
Mabel now has three new girlfriends, Gerty, Ethel
and Beryl. Mabel has been very good and
have has minimal pecking. Introduced them as advised
after Mabel had gone to roost. Thanks so much for
advice and stories.


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