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Can I mix my 3 week olds with day olds?

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
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The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
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I have done it with succes a few times now but i wait till the little ones are at least a week old, give it a try and see what happens.

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2 RIR-2 Ixworth-1 Blue Marans-3 Light Sussex-1 silkie-2 pekins-2 FBCM.

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Mother of six-grandmother of 2.
2 RIR-2 Ixworth-1 Blue Marans-3 Light Sussex-1 silkie-2 pekins-2 FBCM.

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I'm doing it atm. I've had to put one rowdy 3wo cockerel on 'time-out' (in a box of his own) as he keeps bullying the little'uns. The others are quite happy with the tiny ones, as the tiny ones are with the bigger ones. There's always one, isn't there!

Friesians, Sebrights, Barnevelders, Araucanas, Cream Legbars, Dutch Bantams, Vorwerks, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben, a Sabelpoot and a few crosses .

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Friesians, Sebrights, Barnevelders, Araucanas, Cream Legbars, Dutch Bantams, Vorwerks, an Appenzeller Spitzhauben, a Sabelpoot and a few crosses .

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post #4 of 5

I have 3 different ages, like I got my first batch, two weeks later my 2nd batch, two weeks later my 3rd.  Due to losing one here and there and just plain old chicken math!  When mine started to go outside I put the younger ones with the older ones and never had any issues with anything.  My 2 orginal BO girls are really bonded though.  They stay together most of the day while free ranging.  BFFs big_smile

Getting one blue egg and one green egg and lots of brown eggs nearly everyday!
4 BR pullets, 2 BO pullets, 2 EE pullets, 1 RIR pullet, 1 RIR cockerel, 1 silkie bantam cockerel, 1 OEGB cockerel
3 Shelter/rescue girls - Senior Sheltie, Middle Aged Toy Poodle, One-Eyed Pug - not quite a spring chicken
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Getting one blue egg and one green egg and lots of brown eggs nearly everyday!
4 BR pullets, 2 BO pullets, 2 EE pullets, 1 RIR pullet, 1 RIR cockerel, 1 silkie bantam cockerel, 1 OEGB cockerel
3 Shelter/rescue girls - Senior Sheltie, Middle Aged Toy Poodle, One-Eyed Pug - not quite a spring chicken
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post #5 of 5

Yep you just have to make sure and sit and be referee for a bit to make sure they will not be hurt and if the older girls are OK and not whacked out by the new young kids then let em go. enjoy them.

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It goes to show you how simple it is to entertain the human mind ........ get a couple of chickens
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It goes to show you how simple it is to entertain the human mind ........ get a couple of chickens
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