Introducing a baby chick to others??

chicks2020

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Apr 23, 2020
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Hello! Only one of my eggs hatched about 6 days ago and I have one baby chick. We went out and found a lady who was able to give us a 3 chicks who are a lot bigger and bonded together. They have feathers on their wings already and are almost 3 times the size of the chick I hatched. How do I introduce them to each other so that my baby chick can bond with them as well? When I try to put them in the brooder, they just ignore each other and try to avoid the baby chick. Thank you!
 
Try putting the baby chick in with them and see how they react. If they are bullying the poor chick, take the chick out. If they are being nice, leave the chick in.
They are kind of ignoring the chick. Should I just leave him in and keep an eye out on how they react? Thank you!
 
When I try to put them in the brooder, they just ignore each other and try to avoid the baby chick.
That's a good sign.
Make sure the smaller chick has heat and feed and water.
Be ready to split the brooder with a wire wall if things go bad.
Pics of your brooder might help here.
 

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