Adding 3 day old chicks to 10 day old chicks

[newchickenista]

I have 15 chicks that are 1 week and 3 days old (10 days old) that I am brooding...Orscheln's has chicks that are 3 days old, that I would like to get 4-6 of them.

Could I put the 3 day old chicks in with my 10 day old chicks?? Any advice??

 

[nchls school]

I have 15 chicks that are 1 week and 3 days old (10 days old) that I am brooding...Orscheln's has chicks that are 3 days old, that I would like to get 4-6 of them. 

Could I put the 3 day old chicks in with my 10 day old chicks?? Any advice??

Yes. Watch to ensure that the younger chicks are getting what they need to stay healthy.

 

[dekel18042]

Yes. Watch to ensure that the younger chicks are getting what they need to stay healthy.

I put one day old chickens in with chicks that were a week older, no problem. I don't know if this helped, but I have a Brinsea 20 brooder that uses heat but not light, and the babies go under the heat. I introduced the newbies in the evening when it was dark and by the next morning when I went out to look at them, the younger ones had already followed the older ones to the feed and water and would cuddle up to them when they sat down.

 

[CityKidChickens]

I had 4 week old chicks with 4 day-old chicks, they should be fine.