Introducing day old ducklings to seven week old ducklings

[KatTargaryen]

Hi! I just got two female Khaki Campbell ducklings today and they are about a day old. I’m not going to introduce them to my seven week old ducklings just yet but I’m wondering when I should and how I should do it?

 

[Afroggie4u]

I build a temporary house with an attached small run and put it in my regular
Chicken/duck run for a week or two. I figured everyone could see each other and when I finally let them out with the others everybody was fine, no fighting or picking. Mine were about 8 weeks when I finally let them all together and the older ducks were about 1 yr old. Hope this helps.

 

[PirateGirl]

I would wait until they are close to the same size to put them together. I would start by setting them up somewhere they can see and hear each other so they can get used to each other while the little ones grow.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are you going to be brooding them inside your home or outside?

 

[KatTargaryen]

Are you going to be brooding them inside your home or outside?

Inside until they are about seven/eight weeks old

 

[KatTargaryen]

I build a temporary house with an attached small run and put it in my regular
Chicken/duck run for a week or two. I figured everyone could see each other and when I finally let them out with the others everybody was fine, no fighting or picking. Mine were about 8 weeks when I finally let them all together and the older ducks were about 1 yr old. Hope this helps.

I think I’ll try something like that when they are old enough to be outside with the others! Thanks!

 

[KatTargaryen]

I would wait until they are close to the same size to put them together. I would start by setting them up somewhere they can see and hear each other so they can get used to each other while the little ones grow.

Good idea! I think I’ll do what @Afroggie4u said. Thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

While you are brooding them inside on nice warm days take them out so the others can see them that way they can start getting use to each other.

 

[chickens really]

I keep separated once the little ones are okay to be outside in a look no touch pen . Then I begin free ranging them together with supervision. I house them all together when the little ones are around 6 weeks.

 

[KatTargaryen]

While you are brooding them inside on nice warm days take them out so the others can see them that way they can start getting use to each other.

Okay, I will do that. When they are older I’ll separate them with a fence for a few weeks to make sure they are all used to each other so no fights break out.