Replacing Baby Chicks

[tgarrison]

Hi! We have 11 day old chicks that have been together for 9 days. Unfortunately, we lost 2 out of our 6 chicks due to different reasons. I am interested in replacing those chicks with 7 day old chicks from a different breeder. What is the best way to go about combining them? Thanks!

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
They are very close in age, so should be okay, unless the younger birds are tiny bantams, or there's a huge size difference.
Having them all move to a new brooder, so everyone is in a new space, helps a lot.
Disease issues? Anything that makes you nervous about this, is another story.
Mary

 

[tgarrison]

Welcome!
They are very close in age, so should be okay, unless the younger birds are tiny bantams, or there's a huge size difference.
Having them all move to a new brooder, so everyone is in a new space, helps a lot.
Disease issues? Anything that makes you nervous about this, is another story.
Mary

Thank you, this is so helpful! Should I monitor the new chicks for a few days in a separate brooder?

 

[AnneGirlGG]

I was able to integrate 4, 3 week old chicks with 3, 1 week old chicks into one brooder in about 2 days with zero bullying or concerns. I think at these ages, yours will probably do great. Welcome!

 

[McChooky]

It helps to put the new chicks in a brooder before adding the older ones.You can still add them the same day