Advice on introducing chick to new flock

[Pawster]

Hello All,
sending my 6 Wk old Buff Orpington cockerel to a new flock. I can’t have a Roo in the city. New flock of hens all same age6wks. Any advice? all so young , will introducing him be an issue?
looking forward to guidance from this group.
thank you,
Pawster

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Following. I'm sort of going through the same thing right now.

 

[rosemarythyme]

At 6 weeks old... you might be able to get away with just tossing him in there (with supervision of course, in case it doesn't work out). There'll probably be some squabbling at first but younger birds don't really have the set sort of pecking order that older birds do, so they may be more accepting of additions without a slower integration process.

If it doesn't work out that way, then you'll need to do a slower see but don't touch until birds are more acclimated, then try them together.

 

[Pawster]

At 6 weeks old... you might be able to get away with just tossing him in there (with supervision of course, in case it doesn't work out). There'll probably be some squabbling at first but younger birds don't really have the set sort of pecking order that older birds do, so they may be more accepting of additions without a slower integration process.

If it doesn't work out that way, then you'll need to do a slower see but don't touch until birds are more acclimated, then try them together.

Thank You for your help.

 

[EmilyRobb]

@Pawster whenever I try to introduce chicks to an already existing flock, I either do it at night or I give the chick somewhere to go that the hens can't. Chickens can be kind of dumb, and if you introduce your new chicks at night when everyone else it sleeping, the hens will wake up in the morning like nothing is different and everyone should go about their days. If not a night introduction, I'll place a board above the ground, maybe held 4 inches or so above the Earth (height would depend on chick size). If the chicks get tired of the hens, or if the hens are being overly aggressive, the chicks can go and hide without the hens bugging them.

 

[Pawster]

@Pawster whenever I try to introduce chicks to an already existing flock, I either do it at night or I give the chick somewhere to go that the hens can't. Chickens can be kind of dumb, and if you introduce your new chicks at night when everyone else it sleeping, the hens will wake up in the morning like nothing is different and everyone should go about their days. If not a night introduction, I'll place a board above the ground, maybe held 4 inches or so above the Earth (height would depend on chick size). If the chicks get tired of the hens, or if the hens are being overly aggressive, the chicks can go and hide without the hens bugging them.

Thank You!