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Hi, I'm Kelsey, and here's my chicken saga. My family and I got our first pullet chicks in early March- 2 Easter Eggers and 2 Speckled Sussex. 3 of the 4 turned out to be roosters. So in early June, we started again with a new Bielefelder chick, Easter egger chick and a cream Brabanter pullet. When trying to incorporate the younger and older pullets, the bielefelder was killed by the older chickens. So in early August, I exchanged the Brabanter for 3 more Bielefelder chicks, then got 6 ISA Browns from our local tractor supply the next day. Last Saturday I got another 2 Speckled Sussex chicks 4 days old, for a grand total of 13 chickens. Our original EE started laying 1 1/2 weeks ago, the next oldest should start in early October, then the little chicks in January-February next year. I'm glad to have BYC as a resource!
 
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That is sad. Next time you want to integrate new birds with older folk, please check out "Look but don't touch method of integration." It's the kindest, gentlest way.
 
drumstick diva said:
That is sad. Next time you want to integrate new birds with older folk, please check out "Look but don't touch method of integration." It's the kindest, gentlest way.
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Thanks, I will. I was heartbroken over my Bielefelder, she was the sweetest most friendly girl. I have 9 chicks that are 3-4 weeks old and 2 that are almost a week old, so there will be much integrating in the near future. I'm considering converting a dog crate into a brooder for the chicks and putting it inside the big coop.
 
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