How do I add chickens from two different flocks together?

TheBeardie

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Oct 7, 2014
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Yesterday I had one of my roosters and a hen disappear from one flock. I'm going to miss listening to Rodney crow, he's the one in my profile picture. I never come up with a name for the hen but she will be missed. Back to the point, I have a hen and a rooster from a flock who had three but one hen died a few weeks ago. How do I add these two with my other six?
 
You could try the "see no touch" method where you pen them next to each other for a couple weeks, or you could free range them all together and see how it goes. I think there are several articles in the learning section with good advice. It really comes down to how much squabbling you can handle and how dominant the rooster is. He may just forge them into one flock because he's now the only boy.
 

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