integrating birds

  1. J

    Newer pullets refuse to use coop

    I have 3, four year old Austrolorpes and have been integrating 4 new pullets but the younger birds refuse to use the coop. The older birds do a bit of bluff around food but all in all they all seem to get along without any real fights in the run. But at night… the 4 younger birds sleep outside...
  2. B

    Hens killed 12 week old pullet

    I have (had) three 1.5 year old novagen brown hens. Very friendly, they free range most of the day and have a 5x5 coop and 6x10 run for evenings. At the end of july I picked up two six week old whiting true blue pullets. For a month I housed the chicks in a 5x5 run right next to the larger run...
  3. C

    Integrating new chicks, same age to current flock

    Hi again! I currently have 5 chicks ages 5-7 weeks. They all came from the same hatchery at the same time so they do cuddle and “flock” together. I’m supposed to get 3-4 new chicks that will be 8 weeks from a different hatchery next week. It’s warm enough here for them to all be outside (my...
  4. jameverywhere

    integrating new birds in tiny coop

    Hello all! I'm asking this a few months before I really need an answer, but I want some help figuring out the best way to deal with my specific issue. I currently have three feral rescue birds, two hens and a roo (who I will be getting rid of shortly--he's a pretty boy but I live in a suburban...
  5. E

    Introducing pullets to grown hens?

    Hello everyone! I just posted in the chicken behaviors forum about one of my adult hen’s aggression issues, so if you want some more background there, check out that post. I ordered three baby chicks from MPC: a blue easter egger, a cream legbar, and a snowy easter egger. I am nervous about...
    • emulhall
    • Thread
    • aggresive aggresive hen aggression aggressive behavior grown chickens integradingflocks integrating birds introducing chicks pullet pullet age
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. DallasLoneStar

    Advice adding two new pullets to flock of 5

    Hi everyone, i am new to BYC and to chickens. We have had five birds for two weeks (acquired at 8 weeks of age): two Easter Eggers and one each Welsummer, New Hampshire, and Barred Rock. I just got two 14 week old white leghorns last night. I have read a lot about introducing new hens etc but...
    • DallasLoneStar
    • Thread
    • flock integration integrating integrating birds integrating chickens leghorn leghorns pullets
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  7. D

    When to remove heat lamp? When to integrate with older chickens?

    2 Questions: When do I remove heat lamp? There seems to be a lot of opinions on this. Depending on where you look people say anywhere between 3-9 weeks old. Anybody got some more accurate advice? When to integrate with older chickens? I have 2 Cochins and a D'uncle (all female) outside. If...
  8. Z

    Bringing two flocks together

    Hello! I wasn't sure where to post this, but we had a coop fire this winter and lost all but a hen and rooster - who have been living in our basement for the remainder of the winter. Needless to say they want out and I want them out we have a friend willing to give us six or seven hens so that...
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