betsycam
Chirping
- Oct 9, 2013
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My girls are now about 8 months old and I would like to add a couple of adult hens to my flock. My girls are free range during the day and in the coop at night, with no fenced run joining the coop. My worry is about getting the new adults anchored to their new home. Will chickens try to leave when they are released into a new place? I do have a dog run that I can keep them in for awhile so they can be sort of be quarantined and get a sense of their new home, while allowing the other girls to see them. How long should I confine them this way, and what would be the best way to then get them using the coop? I worry that they will want to go back to the dog run
Anything else I need to know for an introduction to a new home?
