6 days apart???!!!

[chickmaniac250]

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.ok so we got our 13 chicks today.

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.(one more than we were expecting)and the other 8 are coming next thursday(29th)so the chicks will be 6 days apart!!our brooder is 41" by 34" and 2 feet high.so my question is will the week old's pick on the 2 day olds????.

.right now we have isa browns,red rock x's,red sussex x's,and rhode island red's.

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.this is my first time raising chickens and after one day it is gr8!!!!any tips are also appreciated!!!.

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thnx chickmaniac250

 

[chickmaniac250]

ps. one of the red rock crosses isn't doing that well.

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. im hoping that she gets better.

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[newchicksnducks]

I don't know much about your breeds, but I believe they are similar in size. At one week (or less!) there won't be too much difference in size. I would go ahead and try to combine your clutches. I would definitely observe them for a while to make sure that the integration goes ok. If there is too much bullying, you may have to run two brooders!