flock additions

  1. P

    Cockerels for sale - very friendly - great pets

    I have a pair of cockerels about 12 weeks old. They are mixed with easter eggers, australorps and black marans…but they look more like black marans...very attractive. They have been handled regularly. They get along well and have been together since birth. They are even a bit comical...
    • PolloGal
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    • chickens cockerels for sale flock additions friendly chickens get along well together hens and roosters pet chickens pets roosters and chicks
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Chickens 8 Weeks & Older
  2. Sandwitch

    What backyard breeds would be best for us?

    Hello! I’m trying to get a good sense of what breeds of chicken might work out best for our situation. We actually got chickens for pest control with our horses. The egg laying has just been a good bonus. Right now we have 11 chickens (started out with 15) two of which are roosters. Current...
  3. S

    Thanks for letting me join your community

    My husband and I have a 4 hens and 1 rooster. I’m brand new to this, he had some when he was growing up. Just like our 4 dogs I’m getting the majority of the responsibility as he finds a new project or “toy” 😊 We purchased our flock from Tractor Supply about 7 months ago and the state we are in...
  4. E

    Hen rejected by flock

    Hi! I recently rescued a chicken from a coworker who was attacked by her flock. She had a horrible wound on the back of her head but pulled through and is healed up now. I wanted to try to slowly reintroduce her to the flock but my coworker doesn't want her back. She is the sweetest thing, she...
  5. M

    Introducing chicks to chicks before flock?

    I am on year two of raising chickens, so this is my first year integrating flocks. I've been educating myself on introducing pullets to adults, but I have a question since I have different aged chicks/pullets currently housed separately. I have two batches of chicks that I hatched one month...
  6. Launchpad

    Increasing flock size: when to add/how many/etc

    So this is the next step in my journey of questions, a continuation of: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sex-of-two-pekin-ducks.1528865/ We have guessed so far that this is most likely one male/1 female, but as they are probably between 5 and 6 weeks old, nothing has been concluded...
    • Launchpad
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    • breed & gender coop ducks flock flock additions sex
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Tsmith1414

    Silkies and Red Sex links- can they co exist?

    We have 12 silkies that are 7/8 weeks old. We have older hens in a different coop that give us almost enough eggs for our consumption. The silkies were for egg supplementation but also because they are my favorites. We are not sure what roosters to hens ratio is and are looking to supplement...
  8. K

    Separate flocks free range together?

    Hi! I currently have a flock of 11 hens and 1 roo. We’re adding more chicks this spring (15 pullets, 1roo in April and also 5 or 6 pullet chicks in may). I plan to try and integrate those 2 groups together into 1 big flock pretty quickly. The 2 “coops” (actually barn stalls) are separate but...
  9. ThickenTheChicken

    How do I integrate my 3 (2 month old) chicks with my 1 grown chicken?

    I’m in a little predicament after one of my grown hens unexpectedly died. I’m now left with my one grown hen so she is all alone. I have 3 (2month old) chicks living in a different enclosure and am wondering how I can move them all into one enclosure. My worry is that my one adult hen will peck...
  10. Mr Oviraptor

    How Do I Introduce Rooster Together?

    Hi I have a Old English Game Rooster Bantam in a pen with several Hens and I have another Old English Game Bantam In a separate pen by himself, How do I introduce that lonely Rooster to the flock?
  11. sqatkins

    Flock Integration by Scent?

    I recently chatted with an experienced chicken owner over Thanksgiving leftovers and described the troubles I had been having with one of my Rhodies being a real bully bird to the younger (but fully grown) hens when I integrated the flocks. Earlier in the spring when allowed to forage among 21...
  12. B

    How does a rooster act to another bird of another flock

    Well I wanna know how will a rooster of an existing flock react to a hen of an existing flock, I think he will chase her, but will he chase her to death? Or just add her to flock after a mate or so?
  13. Cristalzita

    Looming Hawk

    I have a new flock of chickens which include some smaller breeds, 2 silkies and 2 serama roosters. I am fairly certain one of the silkies ended up being a rooster as well. My problem is, I noticed this has attracted a hawk to loom over my flock. At one point swooping in until they notice I was...
  14. aimz127

    Temporary Coop for New Hens

    Hi folks! I'm looking to add about 5 hens before winter hits as I lost a few pullets during my first year with chickens. From looking at the forum, many suggest quarantine for new chickens to watch for disease/illness before integration. Given that coccidia has kicked my butt this season, I'm...
  15. M

    Taking over a flock

    I’m buying a home that comes with a large coop and about 30 chickens. My wife and I choose to take over the previous owners flock as we didn’t want the birds to be possibly butchered. We currently have three 1 year old Australorps that are quite healthy. However we’ve moved three states this...
  16. Shanshan315

    Flock Integration Advice

    Hi there! I’m new to this site so please forgive me if this has already been asked a million times. I will be integrating four pullets into my flock of four this weekend. I’m doing the “look but don’t touch” method. My questions are these: 1) Once I integrate the new pullets, will they know to...
  17. 5

    Please Advise! Keeping New Members in a Dog Crate?

    So I have three Pullets in an enclosure within my chicken run, to try to acclimate them to my older flock. My flock usually free range, however, I wanted them to get to know their new flock mates, instead of avoiding them, when they free range. My question is this: How long can I expect to...
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    • dog crate flock additions flock behavior flock chat introducing chickens new addition new additions to flock pullets pullets and hens
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  18. MakenhaCheeseman

    Adding chicks to the flock

    I’ve been thinking about what to do with my ISA browns when they no longer lay enough eggs. I’ve heard they’re not good meat chickens so I’ve decided to let them live on and just roam and be happy for the rest of their lives, but i’m questioning what to do if i get new chicks. do i have to do...
  19. Emlpz_

    Introducing adult ducks to adult ducks

    Hey all, before I get into what this thread is about, let me give you some background. About two weeks ago, I asked on here what I could do in the situation I was in... having three drakes and one hen, I somehow managed to find a lady who would take in two of my males in a 25-acre farm they...
    • Emlpz_
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    • ducks first time duck owner flock additions
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. emalin

    Integration fiasco

    I’ve integrated new chickens several times without issue. What is going on with this batch?! This was a small hatch of just two—one BC Marans rooster & one hopefully olive egger hen (maransXamerucana). They are about 2 months old & I delayed putting them in the coop because of extreme heat...
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