new additions to flock

  1. ChickenLady&aRooster

    Chickens stopped sleeping inside

    Okay so looking for reasons to their craziness or help. I have 3 older pullets and Martin who always slept in their coop with no issues. We do now have 6 - 6 week old chicks who we have recently divided off a section of our run (its huge we expanded for them) so that they can all get used to...
  2. jonig

    New Buffs don't know how to roost

    We have 4 birds in a mixed flock, SLW, Danish leghorn and Barred rock (all 19 weeks old). My son gave us 3 Buff Orpingtons (about 14 weeks old), 2 weeks ago. We kept them in the run area in a dog ex-pen. At first they didn't know how to roost at all, as my son had raised them on the ground in...
    • jonig
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    • buff orphingtons new additions to flock roosting behavior
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. NetBelleAnie

    Introducing single chicken to flock?

    I recently lost one of my 4 chickens to drowning (she fell in the water bucket and couldn't get out, I have switched to a different watering system), and my city ordinance only allows for 4 chickens. I'd like to add another to my small flock, but I'm unsure if I were to get a pullet or young...
  4. khybentz

    New hen not eating or drinking

    I apologize a head of time for the long post.. I just recently got a new silkie hen, my first 'outsider'. I've had my exsisting flock since chicks..I just lost one of my two silkies so I found this silkie so my lone silkie would have a companion. Anyways, the new hen is in quarantine currently...
  5. rowechicks

    First time meat chicks: fermented feed, breed, and other questions

    Hello! I got laying chicks in spring and am starting to get the hang of it. I was in our local Tractor Supply and found fall chicks for a quarter! I brought them home only to find out that they are meat chickens! What can others tell me about Red Rangers (I'm not finding much)? I read a post...
    • rowechicks
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    • fermented feed first timer new additions to flock red rangers
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  6. U

    How to introduce new pullets ?

    We had three birds, all from hatchlings. Unfortunately, a raccoon was hungry and we lost one. We thought 3 birds were ideal for us. We would like to introduce a new bird to the flock and do not know if this is an easy task or something that might take some special steps.
  7. B

    Newbie:/ Any help/ suggestions appreciated.

    This is my first go at raising chickens. Approx 6mo ago I got 4 chicks. I had one roster in the mix I re-homed about 2mo ago once he strarted... well being a rooster! But have 3 hens almost grown. I believe there breeds are a (Plymouth barrel Rock), one (leghorn) , one (Whittington). I could...
  8. Lottie Gooch

    Lonely Chicken?

    I'm new to having chickens (long time dream come true). I had a tight knit group of 4, that I got when they were about 6 weeks old. 2 started crowing (about a week ago), and we found the roos another home. My goal was to trade the 2 Roos for 2 hens, but I came home with 5 hens (I hear that's...
  9. Bronco rob 94

    im new

    i have 16 chickens 4 of them are a group of silikes can i get tips on getting my 15 hens to lay?
  10. E

    Newbee chickee in Vermont

    I am brand new to the chicken world. I received two White Sussex for Mothers' Day and they have captured my heart. They wandered everywhere together. Unfortunately, while someone was taking care of them while I was away for 2 days, they flew the coop. After three days, only one returned. My...
  11. couuntrygirl13

    Chickens Keep Dying One By One

    A couple months ago, I moved houses. We made a coop out of a room in the barn that was used for horses or cows by the previous owner. All my chickens from my old house loved the new place and were doing just fine. Then, I decided to add new chickens. I got 4 Speckled Sussex and 2 Polish hens...
  12. C

    Advice on integrating a Polish and Cream Legbar to older flock?

    Our two youngest pullets (a Polish and a Cream Legbar) are about ready to join the rest of our flock. We've integrated a batch before, but there were 8 of them and we had only 4 older chickens so the integration was pretty smooth. However, this time we only have 2 pullets to introduce, and now...
  13. Phyllis7

    Introducing additions to flock

    Hi, let me give you a little back story... previously I had two hens. They are 2 1/2 years old. Last month one of them became egg bound. I did all the suggestions and she passed it the following morning. I even followed it up with a vet visit just to double check. He said that he could treat her...
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