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My wife had chickens before. We moved to a semi-rural property and got some again. I am being challenged by my wife to learn about raising them. Right now we bought 6 new chicks and are trying to figure out how to integrate them into the existing flock of 3 hens and two roosters. I was on the forum about integrating and it said that the recommendation is 18 weeks. Just trying to figure out the logistics of having two different areas for the two groups.
 
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Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method

Article 'Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method'

Introducing New Chickens: Using the “See but don’t touch” Method Chicken keeping is addicting. Along the road of your own chicken raising adventure, you are bound to add new chickens to your flock. This cannot and should not be taken lightly. When new chickens are introduced to an old flock...
 
Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow

We're often integrating here, but when they are the same size, it's much easier. The original hens will try to assert their pecking order, so it may seem like there's some bullying going on, but they generally work through that.

We're glad you're here!
 
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