Needed, tips to integrate chicks together.

[M Brennen]

I have been working for the past week trying to get the teenagers to accept the younger birds. I started letting them out a little at a time and now they are out all day. They have a small section that they can go into but because there isn’t mich of an age difference (4 weeks) some of the teenagers are also able to get into the space (and often do). Most of the time the bigger birds spend their time out in the run and the younger ones stay in the coop. On occasion they try to go into the run and the bigger birds chase them back in. I worry about the younger ones getting enough to eat as when the bigger birds come in to eat, the little ones leave the food containers. They will eat when I am there, but I can’t stand there all day long. Any suggestions?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

More feeders and water founts scattered around their space.

 

[M Brennen]

More feeders and water founts scattered around their space.

I actually do have one feed dish in four different places and 4 waterers.

 

[drinkoj]

Lots of things for the younger ones to hide around that don't have a dead end where they are trapped; cement blocks, stumps, and etc. Pretty much just have to let nature do its thing and trust it will work out otherwise. That's all I got, sry.