integrating flocks

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    Integrating pullets

    Hi there- I would like to encourage integration of my six 16-week-old pullets with my four 3&4-year-old hens. I have read a lot of threads on here which have been very useful, just looking to describe our specific situation and get some advice. Our setup is a long run with the main coop at one...
  2. Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53

    Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53

    So. You have an existing flock of adult chickens, and a secondary flock of younger birds, possibly chicks, and you're wondering: how do I turn these two groups into one cohesive unit, without anyone getting hurt? Relax, it's doable, and not at all difficult. The tried-and-true method most...
  3. aliceinwonder

    Integrating flocks - differing food requirements?

    Hello, I have read the posts on integrating new chicks into your existing flock with the See but No Touch method. But no where have I seen anyone post about the food requirements for 8-week old pullets compared to the older flock eating layer food. Maybe I missed it. I have seven 8-week old...
  4. H

    Integrating two flocks

    Hello. I have 4 six month old hens, and have been asked to take in a friend’s flock of 5. A mix of australorps, barred rock, and buff Orpingtons. Before I commit to this, I was looking for tips or words of caution for safely integrating the two flocks. Our hens are mostly in the run/coop, but do...
  5. BigBlueHen53

    Moving Day for Chicklets!

    We are not builders, so we bought this storage unit to house the 7-week old chicklets until they are ready to integrate with the Big Girls in the "real" hen house. The top slides back so we can open it and they won't overheat while we keep them confined while they grow accustomed to it. I am SO...
  6. DobieLover

    Well dang! That was easy.

    I picked up 3 new pullets, 2 LHs and a California white, about 4 weeks ago. Couldn't do a true quarantine due to lack of space. New girls were kept in a small coop with temporary run within the 1/4 acre chicken yard. They stayed in there for 2 weeks before venturing out to roam the yard while...
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    My new ducklings are harassing the older ducklings

    My 14 month pair of runner ducks is terrified of the new ducklings and it's stressing them out. When I finally integrated the flock outside for the first time (they had previously been separated by a wire enclosure), the older ducks did do some of the initial biting and chasing, but now the...
  8. S

    Help! My 18 week old chicks will NOT go in to their coop!

    Hi there! I need some help. I have 3 chicks (well I guess they’re not chicks anymore...they were when we got them) that are almost 19 weeks old. We have 7 chickens that are a little over a year, and when we got the chicks we were hoping our broody buff Orpington would take to being their mama...
    • SheehanFam321
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    • 18 weeks 19 weeks coop and run getting chickens in the coop getting chicks in coop at night integrating flocks
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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    Dominant hen turned vicious--need advice on how to proceed.

    I will pose my question first, since the back story is a long one: What should I do with my suddenly turned vicious dominant hen? Our rooster has also turned nasty--although that has been a longer, slower process. I am tempted to slaughter them both, but am reluctant to do so. The rooster is...
  10. EggMan207

    Integration idea/question: new girls, and new coop

    So, I have 8 existing girls in a coop/run. I bought 8 more that are 6 weeks. I also bought a new coop. The last integration I did was really rough/violent. So, I had an idea. What if, I put the new girls in the new coop until the are 14-16 weeks by themselves. Then, integrate the older ones 2...
  11. andrinaden

    New chicks, new coop, old flock!

    Hey peeps (pun intended), We have 4 one-year-old hens, one pain the butt rooster, and 6 new three week old babies! I'm posting pics of our newly assembled coop as well as the old. Our goal would be to get them all in together now that we have the room. (Holds up to 14 in the new one). Should we...
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