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(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, May 1st 2022

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 2

(3) What breeds do you have? Wyandotte
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? They’re funny, frustrating, tiring, lovable

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? I can’t remember since having chickens! 🤪
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. We have 2 sons, 7 grandsons, 2 cats, 1 hen, and 1 rooster-will be 4 hens and no rooster come this Wednesday.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D Found BYC with questions during all of this.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.

Goingone said:
The following day, we will be receiving 3 five month old Barred Rock PULLETs. Any tips?
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Can you post pictures of your coop/run setup?

You really should quarantine the 3 PBRs to ensure they are healthy. Otherwise, you risk your Wyandotte pullet. On the other hand, she is going to be all alone without the cockerel you are rehoming. Sticky wicket.

To properly integrate a single bird into a flock (and that is the way you have to look at this) can be difficult. They need to be kept in a "look don't touch" set up for a minimum of a week. Then they can mingle under supervision at first.
The more space you can provide them the better. At least 15 sq ft per bird in the run with lots of things to fly up on to perch, hide behind and scratch through on the run floor. Don't just try to lock them up together in the coop. They will need at least another week or two of socialization before they can be cooped together and if there is less than 4 sq ft of space per bird in the coop, I'd be out there right at the crack of dawn to let them out.
Good luck.
 
DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.


Can you post pictures of your coop/run setup?

You really should quarantine the 3 PBRs to ensure they are healthy. Otherwise, you risk your Wyandotte pullet. On the other hand, she is going to be all alone without the cockerel you are rehoming. Sticky wicket.

To properly integrate a single bird into a flock (and that is the way you have to look at this) can be difficult. They need to be kept in a "look don't touch" set up for a minimum of a week. Then they can mingle under supervision at first.
The more space you can provide them the better. At least 15 sq ft per bird in the run with lots of things to fly up on to perch, hide behind and scratch through on the run floor. Don't just try to lock them up together in the coop. They will need at least another week or two of socialization before they can be cooped together and if there is less than 4 sq ft of space per bird in the coop, I'd be out there right at the crack of dawn to let them out.
Good luck.
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Thank you 😊
 

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