Adding to flock

[Graciemartin]

Hello everyone. I have 4, 3-4 month old chickens (1 rooster and 3 hens) and will be getting 5 new hens. The new hens are somewhere between 6 months to a year old. How would be the best to introduce them, and What do I do If I don’t have the space to slowly introduce the them?

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Hello everyone. I have 4, 3-4 month old chickens (1 rooster and 3 hens) and will be getting 5 new hens. The new hens are somewhere between 6 months to a year old. How would be the best to introduce them, and What do I do If I don’t have the space to slowly introduce the them?

If you put the birds in all at once, then they will probably be pecked at for a while, but it will be less intense and stressful for the individual birds. It isn’t the best, but I’ve seen it work out a few times. You should quarantine your new birds for 2- 4 weeks, to be sure they aren’t harboring any diseases.

 

[aart]

What do I do If I don’t have the space to slowly introduce the them?

Get ready for a blood bath.