SueAndHerZoo
Songster
Sorry - I know there are tons of integrating posts and I've read a lot of them, but haven't found one yet that matches my situation. I have six 6 or 7 week old chicks that I've had since they were a few days old that are nicely now living outdoors. The coop and run are the Producers Pride Defender XL, 10' by 10' run but the coop is only 5' x 4'. I am adding four more chicks in a few days that the farmer says are 12-14 weeks old. Researching how to integrate older and bigger chicks in with existing younger chicks. Will the young ones be territorial since they were there first? Will the slightly older ones want to be dominant since they are larger? I could block off some of the run for the larger newbies but what would I do at night when I put the chicks into their coop and shut the door?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions. Hoping since the smaller ones are the originals they will hold their own to the larger newcomers.
Sue
Thanks in advance for your thoughts and suggestions. Hoping since the smaller ones are the originals they will hold their own to the larger newcomers.
Sue