merging new chickens with existing flock

  1. Kflores80

    Flock Integration - Help!

    Hi all! I have been reading a bunch of the threads on similar topics but nothing seems to truly match what I’m asking. I am trying to integrate flocks. My 4 older girls (3 cinnamon queens and a mix breed Key West chicken) are one year old as of Easter. Originally they were in an arched chain...
  2. Just Chicks

    Is it possible to merge 14 week olds with my 8 month olds?

    Can young chickens (3,14 weeks old) go live in coop after forging for over a month with the 3 older (8 month old) hens? Im not sure how to manage their food inside the coop though as the young ones have been eating grower and the older, layer…do I really have to wait until they start laying...
  3. NorthernChick1

    Opinions Needed!! How to add 3hens to my flock of 11 during winter in a small coop!!!

    Hi everyone! So heres my situation, i currently have 8 chickens, 1 silky bantam roo, and 2 ducks. My coop can manage and house my flock perfectly, its about 10'x9'. My boyfriend came home tonight telling me a man he knows wants us to take in 3 of his hens this friday. He started with 7 last...
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  4. RoyalCoopMom

    Old hen picking on pullets

    I have a flock of 7 hens. my oldest girls are a 3 year old BR and a 18 month old brown leghorn (bantam). 3 months ago I merged 5 - 8 week old pullets. They did fine no blood but the big girls did chase the little girls and the two groups hung apart for most of the last 3 months. They are...
  5. Vanschelt

    Merging my existing 1 year olds with 2 new hens. Is it time?

    Please watch above video and let me know your thoughts. There are 2 questions. Question 1 is about the merging of new chickens and question 2, americanas on left of fence have lost their cheek and beard feathers. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks
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