Can somebody help me please!

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your little chick.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Good luck with your chick!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[triciayoung]

I recently adopted a single baby chick,she has grown very attached to me and seems very happy I have the option to give her to my aunt who has a flock of chickens but I am scared that if I do she will be bullied and not fit in and feel abandoned by me, if I keep her I’m scared she become lonely and I want her to have the best opportunity in life that she can.What should I do? She is currently two weeks old and is doing great so far

If you want chickens, then yes, get two more chicks. That is the best option.

 

[triciayoung]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

If your aunt has a way to brood her in the coop (an extra-large chicken wire wrapped wire dog crate would work well) with a brooder plate so that the flock can see her and she the flock, she could start integration in about 2 weeks by securing the door to her brooder such that only she can fit through.

When the time comes, it is best to lock the original flock out of the coop for about 1 hr while the little one is allowed out to explore and someone teaches her how to run back into her brooder several times. Then you open the pop door to the coop to permit the adult birds entry and monitor to make sure no one outright attacks her. Chasing is fine as long as they let it go when she runs off. A peck or too is also fine as long as they let her leave.

The success of ANY single bird integration depends hugely on the number of birds in the flock, the size of the coop and the size of the run as well as what is in the run for enrichment. The more space, the better. Offering multiple feed stations is a big plus at all times IMO. I have 3 cockerels about 6.5 weeks old, that still hang with their mother, that love jumping up on the stumps for their breakfast. I put little dollops of mash on the stumps and flat rocks around the run as well as in their feed bowl throughout most of the year regardless of integration status.

Until she starts to lay, she will live on the outskirts of the flock. Once she hits POL, she will be accepted by the flock and make friends. It is ultimately the best for her.

Well stated Tonya.