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Hi, this is one of the best articles I've read on adding new birds to an established flock...hope it helps: Adding to Your Flock Note, there is a difference between isolating and integrating. Isolation will help maintain the health of your flock and integration is how new birds & old join into a cohesive flock.

Thanks for joining, good luck!
 
TwoCrows said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow

So sorry for your loss. :hugs Yes this is how I do it, a big wire dog crate, sometimes 2 put together, new bird or birds stay in there when the main flock is in the run. If they are out free ranging and I want to contain the newbies, I let them out into the coop and run. But they basically live in the crates for several weeks, sleeping too, before mixing. Make sure the main flock sees them often.
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Would the crate in the run at night attract predators?
 
Chickfinity said:
It’s predator proof…but I fear temptation and drive. Guessing the fact that I’m on week 2 with no predator issues as a good sign 🙏🏻.
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@Chickfinity I don't like leaving them out in the run at night either so I keep a smaller cage in the coop for sleeping only. I don't have to worry about them and the main flock gets to see them, everybody sleeps in the coop together.
 

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