Introducing the younger chicks.

[michele1978]

these are my 6 week old babies. There first time out in the yard today. With supervising. They have been living in my shed in a container.

these are my 15 week olds. They have been in there coop for awhile now. They are left out in the yard for a so hours in the day.


How do I go about putting the younger ones with the older. They are all out in the yard now. My big girls and the rooster are just doing there own thing. They won't get to close to the babies. They see them though. The younger are one rooster(bantam) and 3 bantam hens and 2 full size.

 

[Berlin]

I would put a fence around the smaller ones and let the older ones out. That way they can meet each other without hurting each other.

 

[michele1978]

. There obsessed with them. I bought this fencing and but then in there last night. Mia bossy and mr rooster are the most crazy with them. Lastnight the two other girls went to bed and came out three times because The other two wouldn't leave them alone.

This pick is from this morning. They run directly out of there coop area to see if they were in there already. The pic is hard to see but they are all pretty much face to face with the wire in between.

 

[michele1978]

Well my rooster and miss bossy hen weren't to happy about the littles being out today. They were going for the necks of the bantams. And ripped two feathers from ones tail and they were bleeding.

 

[michele1978]

Well our Sweetie(roo) went to live at his new home today. He was just not getting along with the smaller ones he was about to kill them every chance he got. Plus he decided he wanted to attack me now. Every time I was dealing or holding the smaller ones.

The same guy that took my other 4 roosters came and got him today. In the process he brought me what he said were two Delaware pullet mixes and two polish mix pullet bantams. If if the end up being roosters he will take those back.

As of right now we have one Banty rooster. I just added the 4 new ones in with the smaller ones and the little roo did some pecking and biting but nothing along the lines of what the bigger one was doing.

The big girls don't seem to mind that the rooster is gone. They saw him leave. They just walked away and went about there business.

Now I just need to get the bigger and smaller ones all together. Don't see it being to much of a problem I hope.

 

[Barngirl1111]

Put them in the coop at night so when the chickens wake up they don't notice them they think their a part of your flock

 

[michele1978]

I put them in there lastnight minus the bigger rooster and they were all fine. We are just upset now that two of are younger babies got loose last night and went into the tall brush. We managed to get one back lastnight while it was storming. Hoped that the other would show up this morning but hasn't.

 

[Barngirl1111]

Hmmm?

 

[michele1978]

Got loose as in putting the others in and they ran out of the run.

 

[Barngirl1111]

Divide the pen and let your chickens get use to each other