Baby chick age spread

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Mixing chicks of diff ages is not ideal, but it can be done. Some times I do it at night, in the dark, some times I introduce the chicks just one at a time. Below is a pic of a momma hen blending 2 groups, there is a 3 week old barred rock, 2 week old blue wyandottes and the yellow chick was 1 week old.
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These 2 chicks were 1 week apart, the chick in front was new hatched, the one to the back had 5 other nest mates his size, I had them friend the 1 day old one at a time, and waited a day before putting the one day old in with the others.
 
Have mixed chicks of different ages..sometimes it goes great, other times not so much.

Surprised the mama accepted 'strange' chicks....shes'a keeper!
 

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