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<blockquote data-quote="THAT Gurl" data-source="post: 4070737" data-attributes="member: 45551"><p>Yep. I have a flock -- we will call them the "Big Girls". I also have 3 hens who are about 6 months old now -- we will call them the "Little Girls".</p><p></p><p>I have NEVER had a problem integrating new hens to an established flock. Until this year. I do not have any idea what the problem is but the Big Girls absolutely refuse to let the Little Girls hang with them. The Big Girls run the Little Girls off the feeder, off the waterer, off any leftovers I toss out. Even off the dust bath and the hen house. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /></p><p></p><p>I do NOT understand what is going on with them. I've just found a work around and the Little Girls get to hang out in the yard during the day while the Big Girls have to stay in the pen. About 6 pm I'll go out and let the Big Girls out into the yard so they can graze and hunt for bugs before it's time to go in for the night. And open the shed door so the Little Girls can go in and get comfy for the night. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /></p><p></p><p>But here's the weirdest thing about the whole deal ...</p><p></p><p>The Little Girls have started laying. And they go in the henhouse to do it! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤔" title="Thinking face :thinking:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" data-shortname=":thinking:" /> The Big Girls won't let them roost in the hen house but they will let them lay their eggs in the same nest box that everyone else uses. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷" title="Person shrugging :person_shrugging:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937.png" data-shortname=":person_shrugging:" /> I dunno, guys ... Color me VERY confused.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THAT Gurl, post: 4070737, member: 45551"] Yep. I have a flock -- we will call them the "Big Girls". I also have 3 hens who are about 6 months old now -- we will call them the "Little Girls". I have NEVER had a problem integrating new hens to an established flock. Until this year. I do not have any idea what the problem is but the Big Girls absolutely refuse to let the Little Girls hang with them. The Big Girls run the Little Girls off the feeder, off the waterer, off any leftovers I toss out. Even off the dust bath and the hen house. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 I do NOT understand what is going on with them. I've just found a work around and the Little Girls get to hang out in the yard during the day while the Big Girls have to stay in the pen. About 6 pm I'll go out and let the Big Girls out into the yard so they can graze and hunt for bugs before it's time to go in for the night. And open the shed door so the Little Girls can go in and get comfy for the night. 🤷 But here's the weirdest thing about the whole deal ... The Little Girls have started laying. And they go in the henhouse to do it! 🤔🤔🤔 The Big Girls won't let them roost in the hen house but they will let them lay their eggs in the same nest box that everyone else uses. 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷 I dunno, guys ... Color me VERY confused. [/QUOTE]
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