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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and my family just got our first flock of chickens! I'm really excited but it's an odd situation. Basically a family friend had to give away four Silkie hens due to city regulations and we were able to take them in. She also went to a poultry swapand surprised...

...4 littles (9 and 11 weeks old) that I’m integrating. I have a grow out coop in the run, and just removed a crate that was next to it. Integration has been pretty good, however, my rooster and a couple of hens are chasing the littles from the food and water. Today I came home and the littles...

My five 7 week old bantam chicks have been out in the fenced run (but separated and living in a smaller coop) with my existing nine assorted mix bantams for the past two weeks. I'd like to open the door and let them in with the bigger girls ( no rooster), but two of the chicks are old English...

So we just got this new hen, Hazel, and she is not integrating well. For context, here are some things to know about the flock, and my setup. The Flock: Esther, a barred rock, is the boss chicken. She is loud and opinionated. In the middle we have Glowy, a silver lace wyandotte. She is quiet...

Hi I'm Jacque, I've cared for grown chickens, but I've never raised chicks of my own. This fall I took the plunge and am finishing up my chicken coop and run. Coops just about ready for my chicks. My chicks are in a brooder in my house, warm and comfy. They are 3 1/2 week and 1 1/2 weeks old...

I've been trying to get my new 8 to 10 week old pullets (4) introduced to my older 2 hens. After quarantining for 4 weeks in a large refrigerator box, I moved all 4 pullets into a large dog crate inside our coop (2' x 2' x 3'), which in hindsight might be too small for four but it is all I had...

Howdy I have some questions about integration! I have a group of 9 week old pullets and 6 week old pullets. They weren’t raised together. How can I integrate them together? Is is the same as introducing them to adults? I know when it’s an older flock it’s a slow process but with the pullets...

Tonight was the first night the babies and the ladies were together without a barrier in the coop. The babies are 7 wks old and have been in the coop with a barrier for two weeks. This morning after the ladies had left the run into the yard we took the barrier down. It took a little while but...

I have an 11 month old production red rooster, and 3 11 month old hens (1 copper maran mix and 2 legbars) currently and have ordered two 4 month old pullets (Salmon faverolle and an Orp/Brahma Cross) to join the gang. What's the best way to integrate these girlie's with the least amount of...

...to tell and then rehoming the roosters or extras ( or maybe just processing them, but I’ve never done that before). I used the early integration method with my last flock and it seemed to work well. I’d like to try doing that a bit earlier this time since it’s later in the season and will be...

We have 26 chicks, 8+ weeks old , that have been in “Look-don’t touch” for 2.5-3 weeks. Tried letting them get yard time last weekend with poor results. First thing was the Roosters, started pecking at several of them, and one even tried to mount a chick. We were on hand to stop this ...

I have a group of nine 7 week old chicks that I need to integrate into the adult coop. One of the hens doesn’t like chicks AT ALL and the roo doesn't seem to like them either. On that last point they'll just have to deal, but it applies. The chicks have been in the secure run since they were...

I got two new six week old chicks from a friend. I currently have 13, 6 week old chicks. How do I go about incorporating them together? How long do I keep them apart for quarantine? They're are all about coop ready, should I quarantine them in separate rooms in the coop?

I picked up 4 day old chick marans last Thursday and was supposed to pick up 6. The pet and country store I ordered from ordered 2 of the wrong type of maran. I have 2 French Wheaton and 2 Midnight Majesty Marans. I am waiting for my French Black Cooper Marans to come in. They said they will be...

It's been nearly 4 years since we've added new chicks to our flock of hens. Rather than tack onto my existing brooder set up and early integration article, I decided to do a brood along / integrate along thread for 2024, so I can touch on chick development and integration as it happens, and...

I have 4 pullets about 4 months old, the person I got them from wasn't sure of when they hatched just said first part of December 2023. I am going to place with my flock. This flock is 5 that are 10 weeks old and a rooster and pulled that are also 4 months. I have the 4 in a different coop at...

...think she might be a ringleader, encouraging the rest of the flock to attack the new girl. Should I keep them separated at night, if the integration seems to be going ok? I don't expect them to ever be buddies, and from what I have read about Wyandottes I might have trouble with new girl...

Hey guys! At the end of February I snuck some day old silver laced Wyandotte chicks under my broody silkie and they have been doing great. They have been in a broody pen where the other chickens can see them constantly since day 1 and the chicks turned 5 weeks old today. I am trying to merge...

...or left to be 1 larger space. Long term goal is to have a rooster on each side, so the dividers are designed with roosters in mind, NOT integration. For the time being, the plan was to move the flock of 4 to the new Cooplex and at the same time add 2-4 more hens from the main flock. My hope...

My 7 chicks are growing fast and I'm starting my plan for their integration into my now small flock of 5 ladies. I got the babies the same day but I believe they range in age from 3-6 wks old. The bigger babies are starting to get bored with the whole brooder thing. The question is this...