Rural Broody
In the Brooder
Hi! Another integration question for everyone.
I had my 13 girls in my house brooder these past five weeks. A friend of mine got chicks from the same hatchery that are the same age as mine and after a week realized she had too many and gave five to me. I decided to keep them separate (don't know if that was the right choice) so they wouldn't fight. They had separate brooders next to each other the last few weeks. Last night I moved them ALL out to the big coop and I just remembered I read that a move to a new location can "reset" the pecking order per se. I didn't INTEGRATE them last night, but do you think it would be safe to try that today?? Or have I missed my window and need to wait it out a bit longer? I really want them to finally be all together.
I had my 13 girls in my house brooder these past five weeks. A friend of mine got chicks from the same hatchery that are the same age as mine and after a week realized she had too many and gave five to me. I decided to keep them separate (don't know if that was the right choice) so they wouldn't fight. They had separate brooders next to each other the last few weeks. Last night I moved them ALL out to the big coop and I just remembered I read that a move to a new location can "reset" the pecking order per se. I didn't INTEGRATE them last night, but do you think it would be safe to try that today?? Or have I missed my window and need to wait it out a bit longer? I really want them to finally be all together.
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