reintroduction of chick

[goldiemamma]

Baby chick got pecked on head and infected. We are almost at the end of treatment-she looks amazing and all healed so it is time to move her back into the pen. The chicks are now 3 weeks old so still in containment what is the best way to move her back in. She is smaller than most of the other babies but about the same as one other baby.

Found quite a bit on reintroduction of hens but not at this age.

 

[DobieLover]

Baby chick got pecked on head and infected. We are almost at the end of treatment-she looks amazing and all healed so it is time to move her back into the pen. The chicks are now 3 weeks old so still in containment what is the best way to move her back in. She is smaller than most of the other babies but about the same as one other baby.

Found quite a bit on reintroduction of hens but not at this age.

Who pecked her head?

 

[goldiemamma]

no clue, everyone was fine at morning check, noon check and at dinnertime not ok-eye pussy swollen hot to touch with a obvious peck. She's been in isolation with antibiotic ointment and cleaning every since. We are at day 6 and everything appears healed and normal so would like to move her back into the brooder pen. Just can't find any tips on reintroduction at this young age.

 

[NatJ]

The chicks are now 3 weeks old so still in containment what is the best way to move her back in. She is smaller than most of the other babies but about the same as one other baby.

Found quite a bit on reintroduction of hens but not at this age.

With chicks that young, sometimes you can just put the one back and they will be fine. Of course you should watch to see how it goes, and be ready to pull that chick back out if there are problems.

Sometimes it works better to divide the brooder with wire mesh, and let them live side-by-side for a few days before letting them mingle. Again, supervise when you first let them together. Dividing the brooder can sometimes be difficult to arrange, because you need to provide both warmth and cool space for each set of chicks, plus feed & water for each set, plus enough total space for each set.

I think you're having trouble finding chick-specific information because of how often young chicks can be combined with no introduction at all. When that doesn't work, the techniques are about the same as for adult hens (look-no-touch for a bit, then mixing under supervision.)