I just wanted to check in from Iowa since I am a newbie on this website. I really joined to ask a question about when it is best to introduce a new chick into the hen house with 3 other laying hens. My daughter is a school teacher who has been hatching chicken eggs for the last few years so we...
We have one young chick about 2 months old and want to put her in with our 3 laying hens. When can we introduce the newbie into the coop w/o fear of her being picked on or maybe worse?