- Apr 7, 2011
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Hello,
I'm a newb... I have 2 bantam silkie chicks in an incubator that are a week apart from 11 easter egger and bantam maran chicks under 2 broodie silkies. Question is can I add these chicks two this group or will they be too young to keep up. I know the silkies will accept them because I already showed them to one of it and it was chirping at it like it does to the chicks inside its coop. I know to do the intro at night, but I am so worried that they are going to get trampled.
One of the two was hatched a little too soon and was really sick so I poly-vi-soled and save-a-chicked it and is doing great now at day 2 and a half. The other was born this morning and is moving right along. So questions are can I add 1 to 3 day old chicks to a group that is 7 to 8 days old?
I also have 2 more (last ones) that are supposed to hatch Monday at the latest. Will those be too young to add to chicks that are between 11-12 days old?
Also the sick one is really attached to my voice and I guess my hands, lol. Will it be accepting of the 2 silkie moms? I'm going to leave the heat lamps on at night, but I'd be so devastated to see a trampled chick in the morning.
Anyone have experience with these types of introductions?
Thank you as always!
I'm a newb... I have 2 bantam silkie chicks in an incubator that are a week apart from 11 easter egger and bantam maran chicks under 2 broodie silkies. Question is can I add these chicks two this group or will they be too young to keep up. I know the silkies will accept them because I already showed them to one of it and it was chirping at it like it does to the chicks inside its coop. I know to do the intro at night, but I am so worried that they are going to get trampled.
One of the two was hatched a little too soon and was really sick so I poly-vi-soled and save-a-chicked it and is doing great now at day 2 and a half. The other was born this morning and is moving right along. So questions are can I add 1 to 3 day old chicks to a group that is 7 to 8 days old?
I also have 2 more (last ones) that are supposed to hatch Monday at the latest. Will those be too young to add to chicks that are between 11-12 days old?
Also the sick one is really attached to my voice and I guess my hands, lol. Will it be accepting of the 2 silkie moms? I'm going to leave the heat lamps on at night, but I'd be so devastated to see a trampled chick in the morning.
Anyone have experience with these types of introductions?
Thank you as always!