Kalobis
Songster
We hatched 13 straight run barnyard mixes about 7-8 weeks ago.
My wife was hesitant at first but came around and wants silkies. We were planning to wait, but a friend of a friends older parent had a stroke, are downsizing and they can’t keep chickens anymore.
I now have three 8 month old silkie hens in a brooder separated for quarantine. Treated with DE, observing them and their poop for disease, etc.
However, when it’s time to introduce I’m curious about how to do that. I’ve read lots of posts and threads about introducing adult hens to an adult flock and new chicks to an adult flock. What about adding adult hens to a juvenile flock? I was planning to fence off a little area adjacent to their run so they can meet through the fence, then plop them in the cuddle puddle one night.
Are they any special considerations considering it’s a slightly different scenario?
My wife was hesitant at first but came around and wants silkies. We were planning to wait, but a friend of a friends older parent had a stroke, are downsizing and they can’t keep chickens anymore.
I now have three 8 month old silkie hens in a brooder separated for quarantine. Treated with DE, observing them and their poop for disease, etc.
However, when it’s time to introduce I’m curious about how to do that. I’ve read lots of posts and threads about introducing adult hens to an adult flock and new chicks to an adult flock. What about adding adult hens to a juvenile flock? I was planning to fence off a little area adjacent to their run so they can meet through the fence, then plop them in the cuddle puddle one night.
Are they any special considerations considering it’s a slightly different scenario?