ForFlocksSake
Songster
Silly question - but with look don't touch, how close do the new pullets need to be to the flock? Ours current flock is kept in a large run and when my new chicks are ready for some outside time I was thinking about placing them in cage hutch next to the run (bringing them back inside the garage in the evening). Since we have some rocks bordering the run, they will all see each other but they won't be able to get close to one another. The hutch is large so I wouldn't want to put it inside the run as it would take up a lot of floor space. Plus I could just see it becoming a place for the bigger birds to sit on top and poop.
How big do the new pullets need to be to go in with the older ones? when its time, do I just put them in there and hope for the best or will I need to do it in supervised increments over a period of time?
Thanks!
How big do the new pullets need to be to go in with the older ones? when its time, do I just put them in there and hope for the best or will I need to do it in supervised increments over a period of time?
Thanks!