nharbison0722
Chirping
- May 26, 2016
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Hello everyone! Hope everyone is doing well out there. I have four chicks that I'm about to introduce to my existing flock. My existing flock is 6 chicks that are about 4 months old and the new ones (4 of them) are close behind at about 3 months. They ARE a little bit smaller than my existing flock. Last week, I took a kennel out into the main run and placed the four new girls in it for the chicks to all acclimate to each other. When feeding the ones in the kennel, there have been a couple of times that one of the smaller ones ran out of the kennel creating a HUGE ruckus with all the older birds pecking and attacking. What do I do? It's been a week and I want to let them roam freely, but I'm afraid for them to get hurt! It will essentially be 4 against 6. Any suggestions? I can leave the kennel out there as a safe place for the smaller ones to run into, but since they are just about similar in size, all the chickens would be able to run in there as well. I don't have a good way to provide an panic room for them because of that.
Any advice is greatly welcomed and appreciated!
Thanks,
Neil
Any advice is greatly welcomed and appreciated!
Thanks,
Neil