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  1. Barredrocker99

    Integrating chicks into a flock?

    Oh sorry for not being a bit more specific. They have quite a big run(about 20 feet long and ten feet wide, with a pretty good sized coop too), with several areas to be out of sight from the other girls, including pallets I have made sort of a loft out of, several perches, a very large nesting...
  2. Barredrocker99

    Integrating chicks into a flock?

    Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
  3. Barredrocker99

    Integrating chicks into a flock?

    Hens have a pretty strict pecking order, and when little ones, or even older but new ones are introduced, it screws up the whole pecking order, and they don’t take well to newcomers. I had hens several years ago, and when we brought in a new one that was even the same age as them, they rejected...
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    Integrating chicks into a flock?

    Oh yes, I just meant they’re lovely in the sense that I’m just obsessed with them(lol!), but I know from experience they can be very aggressive if the situation isn’t handled correctly. That’s really good advice about the water & food station, thank you!! They would have plenty of room to hide...
  5. Barredrocker99

    Integrating chicks into a flock?

    Hello all!! I have ten hens, they’re all pullets, and they’re absolutely lovely! I would love to add to the flock, though. How would the chickens fare if I got some new chicks? I know a lot of the time when you add new chickens to a flock that has already established a pecking order and whatnot...
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