This is great news and great advice! I am just worried that things won't work out and debating if I should add the buff orpingtons or call it good with the 6 australrops to avoid conflict. Good to know things settle down after a week or so...phew. Thanks!
My husband and I currently have 6 black australorp chicks and we are planning on getting 4 buff orpington chicks next week. My question is: at what age can we introduce the new chicks to the older chicks (well chickens at that point) and do you have any tips on how to introduce them to reduce...
Thanks! I'm sure I'll be posting plenty of pictures of them! They're just starting to get to the dinosaur stage now...haha. I was at the store today and they had just received a large shipment of day old chicks. I had to practiced self-restrain! I forgot how little mine were just three...
My husband and I live in Southern Maine. We currently have 6 black australorp chicks that are 3 weeks old and have 4 buff orpingtons scheduled to arrive as newly hatched chicks in late April. This is our first time raising chickens, and we're having a blast so far. We're looking to feed them...