This is the first time I have introduced new chicks to old chickens. This is a time of anxiousness and worry.
The old hens will still peck at them a bit but the chicks are pretty terrified. I use chicks incorrectly becase they have combs at this point... but still, they are chicks to me.
How...
When I visit this page on my phone...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/pictures-stories-of-my-chickens.39/
I get hijacked and go to a fake Amazon rewards page.
I tried it three times to be sure.
I have 2 leghorns about 3 years old and 5 Barred Rocks about 4 months old. I had them eating together outside the coup for the first time yesterday... with the puppy we are watching. Lol...
This is a shot of our Gen1 Marge eating for the first time with our Gen2 Marge together with Rat. A puppy we are babysitting for our daughter. What you don't see are the other two dogs who go nuts over chicken food. All my dogs love chicken food!
Ha, I wrote a blog post about why we named our chickens Marge. We chose one name for all of our chickens because it was easier to see them as one pet rather than a lot of different pets. Also, its easier to call them in. I can just yell, "Marge!" and they all come running.
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We got our first batch of chickens about 3 years ago and just got 5 more hens this year giving a total of 7 hens! Our first batch of chickens were leghorns. The batch we got this year is Barred Rocks and super friendly.
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