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    Introducing new chicks

    Thanks Stephanie. Very helpful.! I only have 4 buff orpingtons, but planning to introduce about 25 in the Spring. So, for the first 2 weeks I have a little mobile pen I will keep in my shed (so they don't pass on any diseases to existing 4), but plan to bring that mobile pen into my hen house...
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    Introducing new chicks

    thank you. I have lots of bushes along a creek and they like these. when my current small flock were about 2 months old, this is where they hid. I did lose 2, but not sure how. So, do I need to section my hen house for the new chicks with a separate door? How do you introuduce new chicks to...
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    Introducing new chicks

    So, should I separate the coop I am building so that new chicks live in one section and the older hens live in the other, and then perhaps open the door between them when new birds are old enough? Also, will the newer hens (say 2 months old) be bothered by the older hens in a free range...
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    Introducing new chicks

    Am building new hen house (8 x 12), but as I read about building this, I'm told we're not suppose to introduce new chicks to older chickens. How long should I wait to introduce them? Also, can I put broilers in the same hen house?
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