Please help! Integrating Chickens 15 weeks and 6 weeks

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you post a pic of the outside cage you are keeping the littles in during the day?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We have a smaller pen for the littles adjacent to the big girls' run, and they are side by side like this from the time the littles are three weeks old to about six to eight weeks old. Then one day we open the gate between them and nobody even realizes they are hanging out together with nothing between. The difference between my setup and yours is that my littles have their own separate coop at night. I guess you could bring yours into the house at night until you are ready to "open the gate," so to speak.

 

[Nicci0110]

I can tomorrow. Its made from scraps. 6 feet long 3 feet wide 3 feet tall. One end has a roof. The other is just wire. A door with a huge. Our others used it too. But in my front yard. I moved it to the big coop and butted it up against it so it's wire to wire.

Can you post a pic of the outside cage you are keeping the

 

[Nicci0110]

Yes, I will bring mine in for a few more weeks I believe. Probably 2 to 3 more weeks. I'm considering asking my husband to extend the run to the side. He may kill me but it will be worth it lol. I think neither of us had any idea integrating was a big deal. I just didn't think I could handle more and I fell in love and jumped on basically every breed I read into and wanted lol. The easter egger was the last one left and I couldn't leave her. So 6 quickly turned into 13. I'm Definitely done unless I have to replace my butthead rooster tho

We have a smaller pen for the littles adjacent to the big girls' run, and they are side by side like this from the time the littles are three weeks old to about six to eight weeks old. Then one day we open the gate between them and nobody even realizes they are hanging out together with nothing between. The difference between my setup and yours is that my littles have their own separate coop at night. I guess you could bring yours into the house at night until you are ready to "open the gate," so to speak.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I can tomorrow. Its made from scraps. 6 feet long 3 feet wide 3 feet tall. One end has a roof. The other is just wire. A door with a huge. Our others used it too. But in my front yard. I moved it to the big coop and butted it up against it so it's wire to wire.

Wire to wire is good. This is what we call a "see no touch" setup. The chickens are close and can see, smell and hear each other, but they can't physically contact each other. Perfect for integration purposes. Keeps the bsbies safe.

 

[Nicci0110]

Wire to wire is good. This is what we call a "see no touch" setup. The chickens are close and can see, smell and hear each other, but they can't physically contact each other. Perfect for integration purposes. Keeps the bsbies safe.

Your profile picture is so cool! I cannot wait to have eggs but am also worried for all the stories I've read here aviator things that can go wrong. I'd be ok if they just stayed little forever at this point because I love them so much

 

[BigBlueHen53]

COckerels (young roosters) usually do better in an established flick, with older birds to teach them manners. Bratty ones make good soup or dumplings if you can't rehome them.

 

[Nicci0110]

COckerels (young roosters) usually do better in an established flick, with older birds to teach them manners. Bratty ones make good soup or dumplings if you can't rehome them.

Mine has only been a little crabby so far. He still loves me. He pecks the girls if he doesn't get to eat first and will put his foot on them to move them. The grouchy hen does this same thing. My other ones are super submissive so they just walk away and wait for them to be done but I'm totally prepared if they are the problems they go. Then waiting till they are all laying and trying to find a decent grown rooster

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Your profile picture is so cool! I cannot wait to have eggs but am also worried for all the stories I've read here aviator things that can go wrong. I'd be ok if they just stayed little forever at this point because I love them so much

Thanks! I started out with just Easter Eggers for thr blue/ green eggs, but I've branched out. Love the dark brown "chocolate" eggs, too! So much variety, it's just amazing! They're cool when they're grown too, though, such interesting personalities.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Flock, not flick, lol. I can spell, I just can't type. Arthritis and going too fast!