Adding new members to the flock

[Koodock]

Hello!!!!

At some point in mid-July I became the crazy chicken lady. I don’t know how it happened. But our planned flock of 10 turned into 14, then 18 and now I have 5 more eggs incubating.
So here’s the deal.....my 18 member flock (I believe consists of 11 pullets and 7 cockerels....but I’m no expert) is about 9 weeks old.
I have 5 eggs incubating and hopefully hatching (but you never count your chickens......) this weekend.
They will live in my brooder for at least 6 weeks which means introducing pesky teenagers to 4 month old chickens.
Is this going to be a disaster? Does anyone have any tips?
Side note- we aren’t keeping all 7 roosters. Only 2.
And 3 of the 5 chicks (should hatching go as planned) will be pullets. The other 2.....we’re gambling.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

First off, Welcome to Backyard Chickens!!

Chicken math certainly has taken place

With integrating chicks with 16 week olds, you may want to wait till the babies are bigger, before you put them together. When you do decide to put the pullets/cockerels and chicks together, make sure to keep an eye on them well they establish the pecking order.

Also, what makes you think you'll for sure get 3 pullets out of the 5 eggs?

-Dottie

 

[Koodock]

First off, Welcome to Backyard Chickens!!

Chicken math certainly has taken place

With integrating chicks with 16 week olds, you may want to wait till the babies are bigger, before you put them together. When you do decide to put the pullets/cockerels and chicks together, make sure to keep an eye on them well they establish the pecking order.

Also, what makes you think you'll for sure get 3 pullets out of the 5 eggs?

-Dottie

Thanks Dottie!
3 of thebreeds are autosexing.
2 cream legbars
1 rhodebar
2 silver queen Sylvia’s

so- if the hatch goes as planned....that is what we will get.
But....I’m not putting all my eggs in that basket. Lol.

 

[Dottie the Chicken]

Keep us updated on how the hatch goes!