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jensownzoo · 2 months

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Took the panel out of the pet door between the two halves of the old coop's run to let the two groups of chickens (2 older hens, 2 year-old hens) interact directly. It went really well. No significant altercations at all.

Of course I did still have to go out at sunset to organize roosting, but that's only because Boss Bitch plants her feathery ass on the ramp for the evening and if you aren't in the coop by the time she decides it's bedtime, it it tough shit. The new hens haven't experienced this, so I had to shoo BB into the coop to let them in. They'll learn to adjust their own bedtime habits for this eventually. Until then I'll go check and assist if necessary.

#this whole process has really activated the old hens' hormones #combs are back to big and bright red #and one of them made a beeline to the nesting box once the divider was removed and laid an egg!#she laid for 2 weeks in march this year and that's it so i didn't bother putting a temporary nest in their side (oops)#hopefully she can show the new girls where we lay eggs in this coop #they've been doing it on the coop floor which is less than ideal #chickens #hens #introducing different chickens to each other - final step #i think it's been two weeks in the divided run? i switcherooed them between sides halfway through so newbies could explore the coop

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