Fourway
Chirping
I realize there are many threads on this topic but I haven’t seen anything that specifically matches my situation. I had a my first flock of four chickens, one was an aggressive rooster and one passed with no signs of illness 2 years ago, so we are down to 2 and they are five years old. In the spring I got six babies and have raised them so they are turning 18 weeks today! They had their own coop and have been doing well in there but I made it knowing that I would want to put the two flocks together. The location of the main coop does not make it possible for me to put another coop along the side. I do not free range as we have too many predators in our area. I was even thinking of just putting the two older girls in the smaller coop and moving the six pullets to the main coop but then if something happens to one of the older girls I would have a sad and lonely girl by herself! My two older girls were never aggressive, and the new pullets have their squabbles but nothing serious. Should I just try to put the young girls in at night and supervise them the next day? My run has room for nine chickens and the attached coop has room for nine as well so I know it is large enough. Any help you could give me would be appreciated!