Chicken seperation and meeting question.

[ChickiesforLIFE]

hi there, would anyone happen to know a bit about flock meeting, introductions, etc. I recently got new chicks and think i might have a roo. I was hoping to maybe breed him with a few of the girls but not all at once. I already have six adult hens, and when all the chicks grow ( the rooster is part of this new batch ) ill have 13 hens. Im hoping to breed him with maybe 4-5 when hes pretty young. They would be seperated from the flock. My question is, if i seperate the young hens, will i recreate all the flock introduction drama with the old hens AND the other hens they originally grew up with if i try to mix them all again? it would just be really nice if after the short breeding period with a few ( trying to get specific breed ) i could just have the WHOLE flock together easily. It isnt a problem if i have to let the hens get used to each other again tho. simply curious and seeking advice

Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this

 

[Mvan42]

If you do what most do and reintroduce then it shouldn't be a problem. They will have to establish a new pecking order, which is always a case when adding new members to the flock, even I'd they have been together before.

 

[Mrs. K]

If you can tell which bird is laying which color eggs, there is no reason to separate them. Let him be a flock master to all of them, hatch just the eggs you want.

Mrs K

 

[ChickiesforLIFE]

If you can tell which bird is laying which color eggs, there is no reason to separate them. Let him be a flock master to all of them, hatch just the eggs you want.

Mrs K

Wow, lol, thx for that! I totally didn’t think of that, silly me. Still happy I asked this question, seems good to know since chickens are so finicky about the pecking order

 

[Mrs. K]

Well sometime you can tell, sometimes you can't. Just recently, some one posted eggs to ask, and I got the breed all wrong. But there are ways to put die in the vent to make sure.

Mrs K

 

[seminolewind]

Don't make more of a problem in your head. You can reintroduce them now or a later date, and a rooster may actually create a diversion. Just collect eggs from the breeding girls. One breeding can actually last 3 weeks. You can actually check their fertility breaking an egg and looking for a dot with a halo around it. You can see it.