This newbie has caught the bug.

[act5860]

I had already ordered 7 day old chicks(4 White Leghorns, 3 Golden Buff (red star)) to be delivered the week of Nov 3 when I found some Delaware day old chicks that would be available the week of Nov 12 and ordered 7 of them also. Will I be able to brood them together or should I keep them separate? My brooder is approximately 24 sq. ft.( it's in my home office). I could put a chicken wire barrier between the two groups if necessary.

 

[iwiw60]

 

[red horse ranch]

I would keep the day old chicks separate until they are a week or two old at least. They need to sleep a lot more than the older ones and they should be eating and drinking well before combining the two groups.
There should be no more than a 3 week separation in age for chicks to brood together so they should be okay.

 

[CliffB]

I started with 9. I meant to start with 6 or 7. I am allowed to have 4 so i had a built in percentage of death and roosters. Well i have lost 4 birds but somehow right now i have 11...oops.