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Idk if they fight or not yet, they've been avoiding each other so far

Well one is a mixed flock of my own, ranging 3yrs- 1yr olds. The new flock is is from an egg farm, not sure on their age but they seem to be about 1-2yrs old

I know but I already have an alpha in my existing flock, they act like two separate flocks in one coop, so Idk what's best

She was 18months old. From Missouri, she's been in Louisiana for about 3 months

When integrate a flock into another existing flock, should I remove the dominant chicken from the new flock to make integrating easier? This new flock has been together but their dominant hen is still in the process of being elected soooo. Should I leave her or remove her

My best and friendliest girl died and I have no idea why :/.. No wounds or lost feathers. Eyes and beak were normal, no crust or discoloration. Crop felt empty. She even layed one last egg before she died. Her vent had the normal poop feathers around it. I have no clue why she died, any ideas?

"They HAVENT been exposed to natural light or ground..." Stupid auto correct -.-

I am keeping them separate just so I can watch them, check for any issues, and let them acclimate. I know they've been exposed to natural light or natural ground their entire lives, so I know a lot of the issues (like the cataracts) are probably caused by these conditions.. Just in the one night...

Thank all y'all for the quick and extremely helpful comments, I was able to just make some quick easy mods to my coop run to accommodate them. They're in rough shape, cataracts, lots of missing feathers, and pale pale skin/combs. Hopefully a little tlc and space will fix their troubles. They're...

That would be good, but the only problem is I don't have time to plan lol the birds were last minute and needed a home, they'll be here in 2 days lol.

Hello everyone, I'm getting 6 new birds from a egg farm, they're in rough shape so I want to keep them separate to make sure they aren't diseased. However my existing coop is very tight quarters so I'll probably need to build a temporary coop for the 6 new birds. I'm hoping for a plywood, wire...

Well it's more like the size of an ice cream tub, one of those plastic ones with a handle

Oh and I forgot to mention I have 8 medium to large chickens, 2 bantams, and one americana rooster

My normal feed for my chickens are laying pellets, a bucket full of scraps every 2 days and crushed oyster shells mixed into the feed. Scraps are usually fruits and veggies with some misc scraps like meats, rice, or other pastas. They are just about all utility or hardy chickens, not strictly layers

Ahhh makes sense. Are laying pellets considered a high protein/fat diet?

Ok so I know a chicken molts and recovers and for a time a halts egg production. I know for rabbits if you give them calf manna it'll speed up the process, is there anything that can be done for the little cluckers? :p thanks

I'm interested in getting new chicks, but I need medium sized layers :/ I don't know anything about silkies

Ahh you go caveman style lol, I can't get close to them because the cats hover all over me an would scare them off. I know I know, again with the darn cats lol

Ahh that settles it then lol they shall have bald behinds