Integrating

[Chicky Crazy]

I've have four chicks that are eight weeks old. I want to integrate them with them to my three other two year old hens. Currently four but one will be butchered before integrating (I gave her a good life and she's so mean to me! Besides I'm sure she would murder the chicks anyway). I want to know when I should start integrating and how. Thank you, I just want them to like each other.

 

[SIMZ]

I have a short video in my tagline about how we integrate. I'm sure there are other ways, but this works well for us. We keep the little ones in a separate coop/shelter with a fence around them, but inside the big chickens' run. Your big chickens can still do some serious damage to your little ones, so you want to be careful. I wouldn't fully integrate them until they're around 12-14 weeks. Good luck with your new ones!