California - Northern

[BCollie]

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Okay, so I should probably wait a week or two to put them together?

 

[CackleJoy]

I like to make sure babies are past the delicate stage before putting in with older birds. Once they are zipping around good they do fine. Just recently our brooder had 1 wk, 2.5 week and 4 wk babies. About 50 total. They were fine but I wouldn't put any newly hatched with that melee!

Oh, and I kept the delicate little leghorns out of that mess.

 

[CackleJoy]

Okay, so I should probably wait a week or two to put them together?

I would a week - but that's just me

 

[CackleJoy]

The first two times I hatched them, they were shipped so I thought it was shipping stress. This is the fourth hatch this year of the UofA Blues and each one has been like this.

They are very healthy too!

Would love to see pictures!

 

[ronott1]

Would love to see pictures!

I will! I need to get my daughter to take picture. My camera is at work.

 

[Sirracha]

Is she big enough to cover all the chicks? My seremas have been terrible mothers and I have lost chicks. if they are tiny tiny I might ad a lamp if she is having issues.

Serema eggs do better if you can hand turn them I have been told. I would not do anything over 70 humidity for anything just not enough o2 for the eggs.

As of now, she is big enough to cover them. I don't know about later when they get bigger. I snuck a bantam and silkie egg under her as well.

 

[lawatt]

Okay, so I should probably wait a week or two to put them together?

i recently mixed 4 new hatchlings in with six two-week olds with no problems at all -- a week later added 12 more new hatchlings, so the oldest were 3 weeks, and again not trouble at all -- which is fortunate, as i only have one EcoGlow! but they all snuggled in together.

so, i would try mixing them right away, although keep watch at first to make sure none of the little ones are having trouble.

 

[chiqita]

As of now, she is big enough to cover them. I don't know about later when they get bigger. I snuck a bantam and silkie egg under her as well.

If she had that many chicks and was one of my seremas she would need heat suppliment. But mine are a sized or close.

 

[BCollie]

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Anyone else have experience doing this? The brooder is large(approximately 4ft by 2ft) so I don't think it would be cramped. I might just play it safe and wait a week, but I may also introduce them and watch carefully to see what they do, and separate at night if it's iffy

 

[capayvalleychick]

So I'm picking up 7 new chicks tomorrow. They'll be less than a day old, I'm getting them the day they hatch. Do they need to be quarantined first, or can they be put with the 2 or 3 week old chicks I've had for over a week now? The chicks I have now all seem to be very healthy.

There are two things to consider. First, are they coming from the same source or from a different breeder? If they are coming from another breeder, especially an unknown person or if you have not seen their facilities & birds, you should quarantine the new chicks. This will avoid introducing any possible illness to the others.

The second thing, like others have mentioned, day olds are so tiny and less agile. It's a good idea to keep them separate long enough to mature a bit. This will avoid any accidental injuries from the older chicks and let the new chicks get a better start, not having to compete for food or water.