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  1. L

    5.5 week old chicks in Seattle area--are our temps moderate enough to boot them outside?

    Hello, We've bought pullets and raised them as pet hens for several years now. This is our first batch of chicks. They are now 5.5 weeks old. We've taken them off the heat lamp and they've been living in the brooder in our living room at standard indoor temps. I hate to lose them and put them...
  2. E

    Any experience integrating new chickens into flock of RIR?

    I have a 1 year old flock of 9 Rhode Island Reds who have been fairly easy and good layers. I’m raising some new chicks now who are 6-10 weeks old and going to start integrating them. Two of my new chicks are 10 weeks so I thought I would integrate them first since they’ve been on their own for...
  3. 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...
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  4. imneva

    Integration success!

    here’s my story and i’m sticking to it! I have to admit I was full of trepidation. I was sure of issues occurring. 1 I moved the 4 weekers out to the coop but kept them within a dog cage kennel thing. On warm pretty days I put them in the run in an exterior broader run of their own. At all...
  5. AltonaAcres

    Can I integrate these poults yet?

    Hey fellow poultry lovers! I had a question regarding integrating my turkey poults into my chick's pen. So, we got 25ish heavy breed chicks on April 3rd. On April 16th, we got 2 meat turkeys. The chicks are now feathered, and are enjoying the sunshine in a pen outside. (They have a heat lamp in...
  6. MysticUniKitty

    Hen behavior and integration question

    We did 3 week of see but no touch, 3 days of 9 week olds mingle with younger ones in coop (those ones run freely after the first week cuz hens kept getting in with them and roughing them up) while hens were in run... two days ago finally let everyone out and other then the get out of my way...
  7. Melenae

    When will my stressed hen start laying again?

    I have two 1 year old hens that have been together since day one. We recently got 2 new girls (about 4 months old) that were introduced about 5 weeks ago. My wyandotte has always been sensitive and stops laying at the drop of a hat. But she hasn't laid for a solid 5 weeks. She's not molting, has...
  8. chickpeasoup

    A long integration...

    I have 2 hens and 2 chicks and this has been a rough integration. The little ones are terrified of the big girls, I wonder if they'll ever get along. First off the little ones were in a see no-touch situation for a month. The babies are about 8 weeks old, still too small to take a punch so they...
  9. MysticUniKitty

    Newbie Integration Question

    So i have an 8 x12 shed that I'm turning into a coop. Currently I have the side with the outlet fenced off for my week old mixed flock babies. I have then in the middle a coop run extension turned into a brooder with 3 one month old marans and 1 black sexlink pullets. I just got offered a light...
  10. G

    Does anyone have tips for integrating new birds into the flock?

    We have a pullet named Cheese- yes, we named our bird Cheese. We had to find homes for the rest of our five-bird hatch, and we need to integrate Cheese with our current 2-bird flock, Wendy and Gertrude. Does anyone have any advice for how to do this?
  11. Roley

    Integrating Adopted Hen

    Hi all, I currently have 4 chickens 2x @ 4.5 weeks (Black Australorp) 2x @ 1.5 weeks (Buff Orpington & Barred Rock). My neighbor had 7 hens, recently they encountered a raccoon attack leaving one lone chicken behind (we call her survivor), whom also happens to be a Barred Rock. She loves coming...
  12. onyx2011

    Stubborn Hen Hates Newcomers

    Alright, so I started raising chickens over a year ago, so im still a bit new at this. Im bad at summarizing things, so please stick with me! About 2 months ago, a fox attacked my flock and killed all my chickens except 1 grumpy hen. She was alone for a couple days, then my aunt gave me a...
  13. TanisGirl

    Proper integration

    We are new chicken owners. We have (3) 2 month old Silkies we got when they were 2 weeks old; a Cochin Sussex mix that is just over 3 months old. They’ve been integrated for about a week now. Today, we acquired from our neighbor 4 fully grown (age unknown -at least 1.5yr olds) who have always...
  14. CannedMonster

    Do They Learn To Bully?

    Do younger birds learn bullying behavior from older birds that do that? I have 27 chickens. I have 2 coops. 4 LF hens (1 year) 2 LF cockerels (4.5 months) 2 LF pullets (4.5 months) 6 bantam pullets (3 months?) 1 bantam Silkie cockerel (4.5 months) 12: 2-3 week old LF chicks (all sexed...
  15. jolenesdad

    First time brooding in coop - size questions

    Hi all. I’ve got a 60sf coop and 8 chickens. The chickens are let out at 7am and free range until sundown when they return to the coop. They stay 99% of the time within a 1/2 acre of the coop sharing a paddock with two horses. There are currently 4 14-16 months old, 4 5-6 month old hens...
  16. Carolrich

    One eyed rooster

    hello! I have a 13 to 14 week old rooster (barred rock) who lost his left eye due to an infection. (We went to a vet and he was on antibiotics, drops and oral for around 20 days .We kept him separated from the rest of the flock.) The infection is gone but his left eye is gone. I am beginning to...
  17. onyx2011

    How to tame a full grown rooster? How to integrate?

    Background Info: Sunday, 3 of 4 of my flock were killed in a fox attack. I am devastated as 2 of the victims were quite affectionate towards me, and the sole survivor is a grumpy hen that only comes for food. I don't blame her, but I miss having a bond with the flock. I came home on Monday to a...
  18. Soleil_A

    Adding to the flock

    Hi. I have 2 laying hens, Bertha and Frannie. I got 2 welsummer chicks that are now around 6 1/2 weeks. I am having some trouble introducing them to each other. They have been free ranging for a while together (around 1 week) and they show no interest in each other. The chicks try to avoid the...
  19. S

    Integration - tripling my current flock - issues

    I know there are hundreds of posts about integrating which I've tried to wade through but I might need some specific help if possible... I have had 5 ex free-range commercial hybrid chickens since last august, housed at night in a coop that would take 6-8, and totally free range round ¼ acre...
  20. S

    Another newbie!

    Hi! I'm near Bristol UK and have an organic farm selling mainly vegetables. I'm experimenting with chickens for eggs and have had 5 chickens for nine months but am still very much a beginner! They are ex commercial hybrids (Bovans Goldline type I think?? Tan/brown ones!). Just introducing a...
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