- Mar 23, 2014
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Can anyone please give me any advice or info on introducing my 11 2 week old chicks to my 5 5week old chicks?? Should I wait longer?? Currently they are all housed in a large 6x6 brooding box with the 2 week old chicks in a box inside the brooder. My larger chicks perch and roost on the little chick box and don't bother them at all but when I experimented the other day and cut a small door in their box and gently nudged them outside the no they all became frightened and squished themselves in the corner I gave them some time and watched or 15 mins but I finally put them back in the box and they continued to huddle in the corner In there own box tell I shut their door and now they are wanting to fly out of the box and roost but if one accidentally falls the big chicks pester them and sorta peck not horridly aggressive tell it's in the corner and they make it stay there tell I can come get it... Should I wait longer or can I start introducing them??? Any help or tips would be amazing PLEASE HELP!!! I can only build one coop and run in my space and not to be offensive but we will be eating any roosters when matured
Here is a pix of the brooder before my smaller chicks were purchased and the smaller box was placed I can post more pix if that helps
Here is a pix of the brooder before my smaller chicks were purchased and the smaller box was placed I can post more pix if that helps