Hey-
Call me paranoid but...well, I am!
My question is this. When I get my 25 chicks next week...should I separate them from the current ones in the same room or different rooms? I don't have the space for a different room to separate but I could do something if it has to be that way. (Figure something out, I mean.)
My main concern is pecking order. Will the current chicks NOT take well to the new chicks at such tender age or is that just for bigger/older birds? If so, should I (like I did with reintroduction of older birds) put them beside each other with a fence separating them so they get used to one another for about a week or so. Then, let them ALL lose--together?
Or should I not? I am not used to getting two shipments of chicks simultaneously like this...HELP!
Your advice will be GREATLY appreciated!
Peace-
Pedro
PS The 22 peeps are doing phenomenally! Thanks for all your kinds words...AND thoughts!
Call me paranoid but...well, I am!
My question is this. When I get my 25 chicks next week...should I separate them from the current ones in the same room or different rooms? I don't have the space for a different room to separate but I could do something if it has to be that way. (Figure something out, I mean.)
My main concern is pecking order. Will the current chicks NOT take well to the new chicks at such tender age or is that just for bigger/older birds? If so, should I (like I did with reintroduction of older birds) put them beside each other with a fence separating them so they get used to one another for about a week or so. Then, let them ALL lose--together?
Or should I not? I am not used to getting two shipments of chicks simultaneously like this...HELP!
Your advice will be GREATLY appreciated!
Peace-
Pedro
PS The 22 peeps are doing phenomenally! Thanks for all your kinds words...AND thoughts!
