Integrating full grown hen into my existing flock of 12 week old pullets

[karinm072]

Everyone here is so great! Please know that I am very grateful for all the advise & support. Who knew that raising chickens would be so nerve racking yet rewarding?! Everyone else around me thinks I'm nuts for worrying so much about chickens.

 

[MeepBeep]

Where can I find cocci preventative to add to water? Would it also be okay for hen to drink? I stopped med. feed a month ago & don't want to switch back.

Feed stores will carry it or order it online (even found on Ebay) Amprol 128 or Corid 20...

I don't usually medicate unless one is sick.  If your chicks are 12 weeks, they probably have built up immunity already.  

Everyone has their own ways, since I have a mixed flock that include peafowl that can turn on a dime and be dead in 24 hours sometimes before you even see obvious signs, I choose to use preventative measures and Amprolium is for all intents is very safe to use...

 

[FridayYet]

It's really nice of you to take on the "picked-on" chicken, she'll be much happier with your youngsters.

The nice thing about BYC is that there are a lot of helpful people that will tell you what has worked for them. The hard thing is that you will often get several different answers, and then you need to decide what works best for you!

I only give medicated feed for a week or two, then switch to starter/grower. They get a sod plug in the brooder on day 3 to start exposure to the environment. I like to use chopped garlic and apple cider vinegar to promote health. Others will tell you they are worthless.

Keep asking questions, you'll hear different answers, but everyone wants your chickens healthy and happy!

 

[FridayYet]

Feed stores will carry it or order it online (even found on Ebay) Amprol 128 or Corid 20...
Everyone has their own ways, since I have a mixed flock that include peafowl that can turn on a dime and be dead in 24 hours sometimes before you even see obvious signs, I choose to use preventative measures and Amprolium is for all intents is very safe to use...

I don't have peafowl - I have heard they are more fragile and need more care than chickens.

 

[aart]

Good advice so far.....
....just wanted to add that having a place adjacent but separated by wire both in coop and run is a very good tool to have in any chicken keepers arsenal.

Whether it be a partitioned coop and run with separate entrances or a wire dog crate that fits in both coop and run,
it can be invaluable when needing to separate some birds for new additions, injured birds, rogue cockerels, broody hens, etc.

2x4 welded wire fencing in 4 or 6 foot heights can be pretty easily rigged up for a temporary pen/enclosure in many places.