Gandalf was taken up to Whidbey last Wednesday. S/he was placed in the coop (in the cage) with the other two chickens at night. The next day the girls woke to see the cage and Gandalf. Apparently there was some chattering. They remained this way for about a day.
Free range integrations were attempted on Friday, without much luck. Chi Chi and Mo were not happy with Gandalf. Gandalf was then put in the chicken tractor away from them. On Saturday, Gandalf free ranged closer to the house away from the others. S/he enjoyed time with humans.
On Sunday, Pat and I brought up Lisa's other two, the Easter Egg chicken (Puffy Cheeks), and the Sicilian Buttercup (Sophia). They had no problems reaquainting themselves with Gandalf, and they were all able to free range together.
Chi Chi and Mo were also free ranging and wouldn't cross the street where the other three were. Jay made a coop divider so they would all be close together but yet wouldn't be able to attack each other. This worked well, and the report from Lisa on Tuesday is that they are all free ranging, each hanging out in different areas of the pen or tractor section, with only the occassional pecking match.
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