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  1. rjohns39

    Yet another problem

    As for feed, everyone can have the duck feed, just make sure to provide oyster shell in a separate container so the girls who need it can get to it. Scratch is just a treat so always provide it sparingly. As for integration, I like the look don't touch method. Hopefully there's enough room...
  2. elmo

    Older girls, and young ladies...

    After our chicks started being attacked by their own mothers (around the time their combs started growing), I kept them in a separate temporary pen until they were fully grown...to the same size as the adult hens. Then I used the "look don't touch" method to integrate them back into the flock.
  3. Ebony Rose

    Help! Rooster fight! Re-home one? What to do?

    Well, how about a compromise in the meantime, while you make your final decision and try a few adjustments first... How about you home your bossy dude and his wife separately, out of sight of the others in the flock, seriously, out of sight... leave them that way for a 10 days to 2 weeks...
  4. smfarman

    How do I reintegrate a cockerel

    Thank you, I will do the rotation this weekend. When the fighting happen they where in a XXlarge pet transporter, what i thought was 1 lavender Orphington cockerel, and 3 white rock pullets and I was afraid that the orpington cockerel would be injured because the fight was intense. I have 28...
  5. Debby R

    Introducing new chickens

    You need to wait until they're older. Six weeks is too small to defend themselves as there will be squabbling. I am in the final stages of introducing 4 month olds to my hens. Using the look don't touch method but now the dog crate is in the pen with the door wide open. The pullets just need...
  6. ariri30

    How reliable a gender indicator is redness of peacomb in Easter Eggers?

    :goodpost:
  7. B

    adding 1 grown hen into a flock of pullets...

    Hey everyone! I have a flock of pullets that are about 10 weeks old, 11 girls total. we have a really large coop with lots of roost space and a massive run with lots of boulders and trees. Our friend's chickens were all murdered by a bear (all but one) and I offered to take on her 1 hen who...
  8. Pippin quail

    Integrating new chickens...a unique situation.

    Ok, so I know there a million and one threads on integrating new chickens/chicks... But I have a bit of a unique (I think) situation about to happen here. Pardon the possibly long post here, I just want to explain everything well enough for it to be understandable. I will also intersperse...
  9. Welshies

    Ok to let her back out with the others ??

    Yes, use the "look don't touch" method. Why was she being pecked so badly?
  10. Cotton Hill Chick

    Help! Rooster fight! Re-home one? What to do?

    I like the idea, but have environmental considerations... we don't have much flat land to work with, and what's flat gets squishy after rain due to clay soils... we did purchase two of those Omelet type things that could house bossy roo and his hen... it's just sorting out where to put them. We...
  11. Welshies

    Reintegrating a chicken after attack

    Use the "look don't touch" method when integrating her. A search on BYC will bring the article up :)
  12. christwodog

    Chick with Wry Neck distress chirping. Please help.

    I agree, sounds like wry neck. My faverolle presented with symptoms at three weeks old and she also did the head shaking-seizure looking thing. She also had her head between her feet most of the time but would have good normal moments when I would think that she's all better. I didn't see any...
  13. NatJ

    How reliable a gender indicator is redness of peacomb in Easter Eggers?

    Yes, there is a chance of that. Just like hens have a pecking order, so do roosters. Some roosters will sort it all out with bluffing and ruffled feathers. Be aware, comb injuries bleed badly. So if you find a scary amount of blood one day, don't panic. Look at the combs, and you may find a...
  14. Soon2BChixMom

    Lost our first little lady tonight :(

    Sorry to hear that. :hugs I think that most integrate with a look don't touch method. I am sure you can do a search for inegration to get ideas. I haven't integrated any newbies yet or would share my experience.
  15. Marisa14

    Introducing new chickens

    Tha that makes perfect sense, thanks so much!!
  16. elmo

    Introducing new chickens

    Sorry for your loss. Chicken social behavior can be surprisingly complex. If you had two best friends and one of them died or moved away, would you accept a random third person as a friend to replace her? Maybe, depending on the person. Maybe not. Well, in my experience, chickens are just...
  17. BantamMama

    Goat Wrangler raising chicks & ducks in rural Mexico

    Hello, so nice to meet you! I used the "look don't touch" method integrating younger chickens in with my older flock last summer and it worked perfectly. By the time I let the younger girls out of their separated pen (it was set up in the middle of the run, I would take them from the brooder...
  18. rjohns39

    How to introduce young rooster to hen flock?

    Hi and welcome to BYC :frow We're thrilled that you've decided to join us:ya How young? You can search on the look don't touch method as a good starting point.
  19. Alicat4244

    Ok to let her back out with the others ??

    The only reason I know she got pecked was ... my husband and I overslept and they were in the coop to long. They free range but get put up at night with the nights being so cold we completely shut them in . That's the only thing we can think of . All has been well till that.
  20. rjohns39

    Kathleen...new to chickens

    Hi Kathleen and welcome to BYC :frow We're so happy you've joined our little flock:ya So sorry about your chicks:hugs I wait until mine are about 8-10 weeks (I judge by size) and then use the look don't touch method to add new kids to the flock.
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