Meet Pepper and Poppy

[Elliceee]

Hi all!! My husband just came home with these 2 babies! they already love to be held I think they are Plymouth/Barred Rock? which I have never had they are 2 weeks old any tips for the first night they are chirping away
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oh my gosh... A few months ago I adopted a two barred rocks and named them these *exact* same names! haha!

 

[Bronx girls]

oh my gosh... A few months ago I adopted a two barred rocks and named them these *exact* same names! haha!

lol!! Those are great names love it!! how are they doing?

 

[The Chick Addict]

How are your girls doing @Bronx girls? Any pics?

 

[Bronx girls]

How are your girls doing @Bronx girls? Any pics?

Thank you so much for asking! They will be 10 weeks Saturday and I have now started integrating them with the rest of my girls but they keep getting chased, Pepper and Poppy have been THE best Breed chicken I have ever had they are super cuddly and friendly!

 

[The Chick Addict]

Awwwww, their so big and cute now! So happy for them and you as well!

 

[Bronx girls]

Awwwww, their so big and cute now! So happy for them and you as well!

Thank you!! I love them so much!

 

[The Chick Addict]

Thank you!! I love them so much!

I'm so glad their doing well!!

 

[Bronx girls]

I'm so glad their doing well!!

I am trying to intergrate them and its the first time I intergrate chicks and my girls are really giving them a hard time especially my teenagers, I have had them inside the run in a see no touch pen for the last 3 days and they terrorize them chasing them back and forth any suggestions appreciated.

 

[The Chick Addict]

I am trying to intergrate them and its the first time I intergrate chicks and my girls are really giving them a hard time especially my teenagers, I have had them inside the run in a see no touch pen for the last 3 days and they terrorize them chasing them back and forth any suggestions appreciated.

That's pretty normal with integration. I would wait until they are maybe 14 or 15 weeks to start integration so they are big enough to defend themselves. When they are that age, they are starting to physically mature and are capable of moving up into the pecking order where the older hens will begin to respect them. Right now, they aren't able to move up to a higher level in the order and they are still young, so the older hens are treating them that way because they feel them as a threat or bother to the flock. You can continue the see-no-touch pen if you like so by the time they are old enough to integrate the older hens will already know them.

 

[Elliceee]

lol!! Those are great names love it!! how are they doing?

My Poppy and Pepper are great! They make some crazzzzzy noises compared my two red hens. They also had to “survive” an extensive *hazing* phase from the red hens. It took forever but they all get along now.
Hope your Pepper and Poppy are doing well! I saw in a post further down the thread about introducing them to the rest of your flock.