Hello thank you for add me to your group

[Topknotshiela]

I grew up on a dairy farm and we always had chickens and my dad passed away recently and I inherited his chicken and I bought more chickens so they won’t get lonely and I love my chickens and daddy’s chickens won’t go in chicken house and are rousting in the trees and I have two top knots . And I have 5 silver chickens and I built a nNice chicken pen for them for this winter and I have a heat lamp inside it and I have ajoining yard and it has chicken wire on the top so Owls can’t get them. When I put all the chickens together they fight and I’m scared for them . I don’t want my dads chickens to freeze rousting in the trees so I happened upon your sight and I joined your group and thank you so very much for you adding me. Shiela

 

[BullChick]

Welcome!
I do have a few questions.
Combining two groups of chickens is always difficult. When you say that they fight, is it fighting or just the natural pecking order?
Chickens are fine without added heat, and actually do better without it. If you lose electricity, the sudden drop in temperature will be too much of a shock. Are either group small chicks?
I think if you can give an idea on your location (primarily weather reasons), we can give better advice.

 

[Topknotshiela]

Oh know I have had heat lamp in there sense it got cold. But it’s not totally sealed off so maybe they will be ok I hope I’ve been trying to load a video and no luck saying a error accorded

 

[Perris]

hello @Topknotshiela ! welcome to BYC

 

[Topknotshiela]

Thank you

 

[DiYMama540]

To post videos, you will have to load them to YouTube first, and then post the link to the video here. We would love to see

Welcome to BYC! Thank you for joining our flock! Enjoy!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Sheila, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It's not a good idea to just put groups of chickens together that do not know each other.
You need to slowing integrate them.
I also would not be using a heat source for winter. It's never a good idea to rely on a heat source for your birds in the winter. It's an extreme fire hazard. Additionally, if you lose power the birds are suddenly exposed to much colder temperatures than they've been acclimated to.

 

[featherhead007]

Sheila said "Topknot" Welcome to BYC

 

[TheChiggens]

Welcome and good luck with the flock! I hope you can find some help on BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here.

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