How Do You Integrateyoung Chickens Together?

[jthayerkatz]

OK I know this is my own fault but I could not help myself once I started.

I have 11 RIR pullets that are 31 days or 5 1/2 weeks old, 10 barred rocks and seven white leghorns that are 17 days or 2 1/2 weeks old,
and 6 mutt chicks that came from my WCBP and IDKwhat hens that are 1-2 days old out of the bator.

I need to ask what the protocol of integrateing young birds like this should be. will it be easier because they are ony a few weeks apart in age or am I going to hve too build another two coops?

and as a side question, what do you do too make it stop????????

I just can't help getting more and more babbies. is there a majick pill or something? ugh!

 

[Lynn WA]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but your last question made me smile!

 

[SPRING CREEK FARM]

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Don't we wish?

I'm right there with ya, I have about 100 or more babies right now of various ages from 3 weeks old up to 9 weeks old or so. We built a nursery coop/pen but I did not really think about having SO many little ones at the same time.

Will I be SO anxious to use the incubator in the future? NO!

The mama hens can do a much better job of it than I can. That is part of the reason that I am in this mess right now, so I can certainly sympathize with you! If misery loves company....

 

[meholtspan]

This may sound dumb, but can't you just pick up the eggs every day so they don't get end up under a broody hen?

m'egg
Expecting a little batch on July 31

 

[SPRING CREEK FARM]

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You sure can, it's just that when we first got started with the chickens this spring, I kinda went overboard and wanted every egg out there to hatch out just to see what kind of chick it would be. Not so much anymore!!!