Adding new to existing

[madmantrapper]

When do you folks add the new chickens to existing flocks?

 

[chickenboy7c2d]

straight away, at night time on the day you get them.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Read this thing from the BYC Learning Center before introducing new chickens to each other...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2593-adding-to-your-flock

 

[madmantrapper]

These birds are chicks now. How old do you let them get before putting them with the existing.

 

[MrRushed]

I have 12 RIR they are about 20 weeks or so, I just introduced 4 8 week old Barred Rocks. I put them in a small cage in the run for a few days so it wouldn't be such a shock to the RIR and then let them go . The barred Rocks got kicked arround a little at first but now thier fine they just have to get farmilual with each other. The natural pecking order process allways seems to happen.

 

[HennyPenny2]

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How do you keep the younger ones from eating the laying feed? I have 6 7 week old chicks that I want to put let in the big coop/run (right now separated at the end of the run and in dog kennel at night). I was told they can't eat the laying feed that I have for the older hens.

 

[madmantrapper]

TTT

looking for input