That other guy
In the Brooder
Hello!
I'm new to raising chicks (woohoo!) and rather excited about it. I have been reading a lot about these guys and the do's and don'ts.
But I have several questions, but first some background on what we're getting:
On thursday we are getting 15 Delaware chicks (hopefully a male in there), and 5 Black Austrolarps.
On July 16th, we will be getting a second batch: 5-10 guinea fowl, and 5 Cinnamon Queen.
We have a 10 feet x 10 feet coup for all these guys and hopefully a second coup on the way this year sometime.
The first batch will be around 3 weeks old when the second batch arrives and that raises some questions.
The first question (and I somewhat have a feel for the answer but want a more experienced chicken person's opinion) should the two groups be separated because of the age difference? Because the 3 week old one would most likely trample our little new comers.
Question 2: Because of them being separated, introducing them to the first group will be somewhat challenging as the hierarchy pecking order may already be established. Thoughts on how to introduce them so that doesnt happen? Or will it happen and I just need to keep a good eye on them?
Question 3: After being put into the Chicken coup, how long should they be there to imprint on the coup? I hear that guineas should be in there for around 3 weeks. And the chickens 1-2 weeks.
Thanks for the help, more questions coming as I think of them.
I'm new to raising chicks (woohoo!) and rather excited about it. I have been reading a lot about these guys and the do's and don'ts.
But I have several questions, but first some background on what we're getting:
On thursday we are getting 15 Delaware chicks (hopefully a male in there), and 5 Black Austrolarps.
On July 16th, we will be getting a second batch: 5-10 guinea fowl, and 5 Cinnamon Queen.
We have a 10 feet x 10 feet coup for all these guys and hopefully a second coup on the way this year sometime.
The first batch will be around 3 weeks old when the second batch arrives and that raises some questions.
The first question (and I somewhat have a feel for the answer but want a more experienced chicken person's opinion) should the two groups be separated because of the age difference? Because the 3 week old one would most likely trample our little new comers.
Question 2: Because of them being separated, introducing them to the first group will be somewhat challenging as the hierarchy pecking order may already be established. Thoughts on how to introduce them so that doesnt happen? Or will it happen and I just need to keep a good eye on them?
Question 3: After being put into the Chicken coup, how long should they be there to imprint on the coup? I hear that guineas should be in there for around 3 weeks. And the chickens 1-2 weeks.
Thanks for the help, more questions coming as I think of them.