new additions to flock

  1. B

    4 New 14 week olds won’t leave the coop

    We did the place in the roost at night introduction which we have done before. We have been free ranging all the chickens in the evening at the same time so they have seen each other with minimal interactions for about 2 weeks. We usually keep the chickens in the run for 3 days so the new...
  2. M

    Hello from Jacksonville, Florida!

    flow: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I’m brand new. I got my first set of chicks last Saturday! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 4 chicks. (3) What breeds do you have? According to the Feed & Seed, I have a Silver Laced...
  3. M

    Integrating New Birds

    Hi! I have 4 15-week old easter eggers in my coop right now (1 rooster, 3 hens). They’re all super sweet and never really bicker or pick on each other. I’m going to be getting a few 12-week old olive egger pullets. My question is how should I introduce them to my existing flock? I recently got...
  4. Windwalker79

    Why We Use a Welcoming Coop Instead of a Garage Brooder

    🐣 The Welcoming Coop: Our Alternative to the Garage Brooder At Mother Flucker Farms, we do things a little differently when it comes to raising new chicks and integrating them into the flock. Instead of the usual brooding box in the garage, we raise new additions in what we call the Welcoming...
  5. M

    Question re: introducing new hens

    Hi all! I am going to introduce 4 hens to an empty coop later this month. 2 hens were brooded at a friend's, and the other two I am planning to buy off of Facebook around the same time I introduce the first two. I'm curious as to what the proper protocol is for forming a new flock from two...
  6. LaurenMox

    Turkey's mate(?) passed away

    Hello everyone. My Tom, Jim passed away this morning and I am not sure what to do with our female, Tim. Jim and Tim never successfully mated, they used to try occasionally but it's been months. They never really got along either, he was super submissive and friendly for a male and she is...
    • LaurenMox
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    • mate death new additions to flock turkey
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  7. StefneyRSA

    Any and all advice for a brand new chicken owner: I know NOTHING!

    Hi all! My name is Stefney, I’ve recently acquired chickens for the first time. I live in South Africa, in the suburbs of Pretoria. I have 6 chickens at the moment: all of them are Orpingtons (2 x full size hens, 3 x bantam hens, 1 x bantam rooster). Please give me all of your best advice for...
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    • advice appreciated feed advice flock care fowl pox help new additions to flock new to chickens orpington run cleaning south africa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  8. lissasmomma1

    Meet our newest family member!!

    OK, I know I'm going to ramble a bit in this post. But i would love it if you make it to the end. To truly understand how special our newest family member is to our home! So without further ado, meet our newest family member, Ezekiel Malachi. We got him last night. Had a wonderful lady message...
  9. H

    Help!!! Crooked Beak Baby!!!

    I just got a Jersey Giant chick 5 days ago (Making her 6 days old as of today)... Today I noticed that she has a crooked beak /scissor beak. This is my first time owning this breed AND having crooked / scissor beak. I've done some Googling / Youtubing on the matter and now I'm coming to my...
  10. D

    Adding to my flock

    I have a what’s supposed to be 4 month old Maran that’s huge. I got her and 2 polish chickens that are supposed to be 2-3 months old. The Maran is too big to be with the polish hens. She may even be bigger than my 3 year olds. Has anyone had a less stressful way of introducing new hens to your...
  11. L

    Need advice after all but 1 in flock of 4 died

    My friend just had 3 of his 4 Pullets die. First one showed signs something was wrong last Friday (May 19) & by Sunday afternoon she passed. They didn’t bother coming to get Corid powder from me until Saturday evening & didn’t quarantine the sick bird like I advised them to. Then over the next 2...
  12. A

    Advice on quarantining a new hen from neighbor

    So our neighbor is moving soon and she's down to one last chicken after recent predator issues. I told her I'd take the chicken. The problem is I also have new baby chicks coming this week and they are going to be in the place where I would normally put a chicken to quarantine. I really don't...
  13. Fowlmamabird

    Advice for new chicken parents

    I thought about posting this and decided to because I wish I knew some of the things I know now and can always learn more about having chickens 🐓 I’m speaking on chickens 🐔 but a lot of this might help other animals and you if you struggle at times. I started having chickens in 2020 along with...
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    • #newchickendad #newchickenmama #newchickenowner dying chicken flock are my family grief mourning new additions to flock newchicken mama sad
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: New Member Introductions
  14. H

    Introducing peafowl chicks: Question

    Hello, all! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! I have two - four month old peachicks that I am trying to introduce to the rest of the flock. They will be green spaulding x india blue pied (whatever that is, hah!). My pen is 25x20x16(tall) . I am able to divide this pen with panels -- I...
    • HStevens
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    • adult aggression chick chicks help injury intagrating introducing new additions to flock peachick peafowl
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Peafowl
  15. noellegrace

    Introducing solo new chicken - terrible idea???

    Hello! We have a new hen, Miranda, who we love dearly. When she is healthy and done isolating we are hoping to introduce her to our current flock. She is in their run or our fenced in garden, so our current flock can see her but not get to her. She is the same age and size as our other hens. We...
    • noellegrace
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    • intro introduction new member introduce to flock new additions to flock solo chicken
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  16. Browniethechicken

    Sad Flock. Will my young hens enjoy new additions?

    I have a sad flock of 2 after a predator killed 3 of my hens. We are all devastated. I’ve already ordered more chicks and they arrive in 2 weeks. I will hand raise these with lots of TLC as I did with my first flock. My 2 remaining ladies are only 12 weeks old. When I introduce them to the new...
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    My Silkie's are too violent to new chicken

    Hi all, We've had a few silkie chickens for a year now with one very large rooster and a rather small hen who appears to really like the rooster. She's recently become broody and just won't go out of her coop. We recently got a new young chicken of a different breed and put it in the garden to...
  18. O

    Help me figure out what kind of chicken i got

    Hello! My name is Olesya and im fairly new to the chicken life. Well doing it on my own anyways. Ever since i remember growing up in Ukraine my grandparents always had chickens. Now here in the states we got our own coop and chickens. About 5 weeks ago we got addition to our coop we got baby...
  19. G

    Situation-Specific Questions About New Chicken Introductions

    Hello! I've been able to find a lot of general advice but still have several questions about what I should do in this situation. I'm gonna try to lay out the facts as briefly as possible. - I have four chickens I believe are about 9 to 12 weeks old. Two silkies, the other two I'm not sure...
  20. PistolHollidayIV

    when should i worry about my new chicks?

    so I was recently given two chicks from my neighbors to add to my flock, they seem about 7 or 8 weeks old so I know they're okay outside but my 3 BR and 2 RIR seem to be bullying my little white one. When should I draw the line? Cayse they're already pulling tail feathers and it's barely day...
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