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  1. T

    Integrating flock/sleeping situation

    We have a flock of 4 4-year-olds (originally 6, but 2 died in the last year) who are still laying regularly in our backyard coop and also have 6 6-week-olds (4 hens, 1 banty hen, 1 surprise banty rooster) that will be moving out of our enclosed porch (ugh--I had forgotten how dusty and messy...
  2. cacklencrow

    Chicks not integrating - from different hens - hatched 3 days apart

    My first year hatching fertile eggs, I've had 4 in the incubator. I know for sure that they are different hens fertile eggs that were laid with an already fertile egg that a brooder had been sitting on for roughly 18 days. When the first chick hatched and followed mama down the ramp in the...
  3. Integration 101: Couldn't resist chicks from the farm store

    Integration 101: Couldn't resist chicks from the farm store

    I'm far from a know it all when it comes to keeping chickens. One thing I do know is when I went to pick up feed for my flock I saw those soothing red lights and heard the chirping from the bins. I knew then I shouldn't have even went to look at them, next thing I knew there was a box of 7...
  4. Soon2BChixMom

    If integrating ducks with chickens

    How do you go about integrating ducks with chickens? The same as you would for chickens with chickens? I do not have ducks yet, just researching. Thanks!
  5. AnconaMommy

    How soon is "too soon" to head outside?

    Our Silkie hatched three chicks on November 20th. Sadly, we had a daredevil who got a bit too brave and ended up drowning in the big girl's watering bowl. After that, I brought the remaining two inside with my Silkie. They've been living in a pack n play, in the living room, which has been...
  6. AnconaMommy

    How soon is "too soon" to head outside?

    Our Silkie hatched three chicks on November 20th. Sadly, we had a daredevil who got a bit too brave and ended up drowning in the big girl's watering bowl. After that, I brought the remaining two inside with my Silkie. They've been living in a pack n play, in the living room, which has been...
  7. How I integrated my chickens in 2 weeks

    How I integrated my chickens in 2 weeks

    First of all, I'd like to acknowledge all of the wonderful people who helped me along the way, @drumstick diva @aart and @Mrs. K . These three put up with my annoying, multiple posts. (Sorry Aart!) and tried to help as much as they could. Now saying this I'd also like to say I'm sorry if while...
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  8. ChickenGirl555

    Integration - No longer a Panick!

    I would first of all like to thank all of the people that helped me, @aart @Mrs. K @drumstick diva @chickens really and many more!! I hve posted many times and this is my last one. (I know you’ll miss all of my annoying multiple threads Aart! ;)) I haven’t been able to supervise the integration...
  9. ChickenGirl555

    Integration Panick - Part 3

    i am currently Outside with my chicks, the pullets are pecking around the run, but also coming over every now and then to peck the Littles. The Littles of just sitting in one place. I don’t know why they are doing this. The box isn’t working that well, the chicks are AFRAID of it. There’s no...
  10. ChickenGirl555

    Integration Panick - Part 2

    Alright, so if anybody who read my previous Integration Panick thread, you know what is going on. (if you didn't and want to help, here is the link.) So now I brought the chickens out this morning for about half an hour for the Bigs to see them (but not interact) and so they get used to the...
  11. Chickassan

    It is done! Successful integration of a single chicken.

    My work is complete, I have successfully intergrated one single dominuque into my flock. It took alot of time, patience and room to do it without anyone getting seriously injured but its done. Time took over a month, I think I got her August 16 and just today I'm satisfied she's accepted by...
  12. H

    Raising Guineas with Chickens?

    (I'm long-winded so feel free to skip the "because" and go right to the question in paragraph 2) My daughter was diagnosed with Lyme at 2 years old. She's 4 now. That's what started my whole "backyard bird" idea - that and I thought it was a great opportunity for her to learn some...
  13. TheNewChickontheBlock

    Babies and teens

    Going to purchase a couple 4-5 month old ameracaunas and a couple baby novogen browns and need advice on integrating them all as I'm going to be a newby chick mom. TIA
  14. S

    silver pheasent pair living with other poultry??

    HI all, (second post within 10 minutes, just signed up, hope im doing this right) I have a pair of silver pheasents recently given to me. i have them penned up at the moment by themselves. i would love to know if they can be free ranged? and/or if they can live in a 30 x 50m pen with 5 ducks...
  15. Sierra Hughes

    ADDED A GIANT BIRD.

    Hey guys!! I've had my eye on a light Brahma for awhile now and was FINALLY able to purchase one. It is a pullet that's 4 months old. Not fond of people just yet... the people caught it with a net which freaked me out. My flock of 6 is very very friendly. Any recommendations to get this girl...
  16. B

    My beta is a bully

    My second in command has violent tendencies. When I started my flock I had 4 cute little pullets, one was abducted by aliens, one fell prey to a possum and that left my last two... Mary and Rhoda. Mary and Rhoda get a long great, they appear to share everything equally and are stuck to each...
  17. Chullicken

    I Can't Figure This Out

    Have several issues all evolving around one. Recently has a year and half old Austrolorp go broody and had her separated from he rest. Before I separated her, I noticed the rest of the flock was treating her like complete sh*t when she would come out for a few minutes to eat, drink and dust...
  18. littleloveblue

    Introducing a Mama and baby duck back into the flock

    Hi. We started keeping ducks a few years ago. We have 4 (now 5) Ancona breed ducks, 3 females and one male. One of our ducks is very broody. Last year she sat on a nest and we had 3 hatch out but found none alive, sadly. She tried again this year and had only one hatchling, but she (or he) did...
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  19. bridgetlas

    Help, My girls are jerks to our rescue hen

    I've read a bunch of posts about introducing new birds and we've tried to follow all of that. Now we are weeks of this new chicken not being accepted. Two weeks in a run next to the existing flock and they still won't accept her when we try to mix them. I know it's better to introduce more than...
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