reintroducing to flock

  1. alexandracathlin

    Newborn chicks very lethargic

    Hi, all. Thank you in advance for any that might be able to offer some insight and guidance with these issues. One of our Bantam hens went broody and she has hatched a number of chicks and a duck over the last few weeks. The first five that hatched a few weeks ago are doing great and are...
  2. Emak2323

    Reintroducing a chicken with prolapsed vent to flock

    hello - 20 days ago I discovered my buff Orpington egg bound with a severely prolapsed vent. 13 days later, the prolapse finally reversed. She has been in my house being given medicine and extra care. I am in mass and things are getting colder. About 10 days in (still prolapsed) I let her out...
  3. SEaton611

    Re-integrating An Injured Pullet To The Flock

    I have 13 chickens - 5 established, year old Barred Rock hens who are very chill, and 7 chickens who are about 12 weeks old (2 easter egger hens, 2 faverolle hens, 3 black australorp hens, and 1 black australorp rooster). About a month ago, when I first tried integrating my new chickens with the...
  4. Quirky Quail

    Reintroduction of two groups of quail (who used to live together)

    I have 3 Italian hens and one Roux dilute roo as a group and 4 Pharaoh hens and a Rosetta roo as a group. they used to live together but I separated them because my other, bigger Italian hen (the one in my profile pic) was beating them up. Since then I've taken said hen out and paired her off...
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  5. Kathy Golla

    Broody hen reintroduced--Flock upset!

    Hi there...everyone is so helpful here. I had a broody hen that I put in a broody breaker for 3 days. Im now trying to reintroduce her to her flock of 5 other hens (6 mos old). I have read a lot about using the playpen method for reintroducing injured birds and introducing new birds, but...
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