Adding new chicks to current brood.

[jploria116]

Hi,
So I picked up 5 chicks on Saturday. It was supposed to be 7 but the farms last hatch was all roosters. Tomorrow I will be picking up the other two. My current chicks are 1 Blue plymouth, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 black maran and 2 Easter eggers. The two tomorrow will either be 2 buff orpingtons, or 1 buff Orpington and 1 blue plymouth. So it’s been less than a week. The farm said it won’t be an issue to add them with my current ones I picked up last Saturday. Any tips on adding the new ones? I only have 1 feeder, 1 waterer and 1 heat plate. I’ll add a picture on my set up.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Hi,
So I picked up 5 chicks on Saturday. It was supposed to be 7 but the farms last hatch was all roosters. Tomorrow I will be picking up the other two. My current chicks are 1 Blue plymouth, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 black maran and 2 Easter eggers. The two tomorrow will either be 2 buff orpingtons, or 1 buff Orpington and 1 blue plymouth. So it’s been less than a week. The farm said it won’t be an issue to add them with my current ones I picked up last Saturday. Any tips on adding the new ones? I only have 1 feeder, 1 waterer and 1 heat plate. I’ll add a picture on my set up.

How old are they?

 

[jploria116]

The oldest was 5 days when I picked them up Saturday.

 

[jploria116]

Here’s a video of them from Monday

 

[BarnyardChaos]

The oldest was 5 days when I picked them up Saturday.

They should be fine. Chicks less than a week apart in age generally get along fine. There will be a bit of preliminary pecking, but if you offer some toys or other clutter in the brooder, it will help distract them.

 

[BiggDeal]

Hi,
So I picked up 5 chicks on Saturday. It was supposed to be 7 but the farms last hatch was all roosters. Tomorrow I will be picking up the other two. My current chicks are 1 Blue plymouth, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 black maran and 2 Easter eggers. The two tomorrow will either be 2 buff orpingtons, or 1 buff Orpington and 1 blue plymouth. So it’s been less than a week. The farm said it won’t be an issue to add them with my current ones I picked up last Saturday. Any tips on adding the new ones? I only have 1 feeder, 1 waterer and 1 heat plate. I’ll add a picture on my set up.

I’m doing same currently have 2 red sexlinks 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 silkies and one silver laced Wyandotte new chicks just got ( not all the ones I was suppose to get but maybe next year or summer . New chicks are:
Welsummer
Barnevelder
Easter Egger
Black laced gold Wyandotte
I have 2 Ameruacanas being added in 5 days they will be in … hoping when all added they will get along I’m also looking for a olive Egger too