introduce to flock

So we got chicks and have had them in the same area as the rest of our chickens since purchase except they’ve been in crates as a little brooder area so there not fully together and are protected for all intents and purposes but can still “socialize”. However, some of these chicks are getting...

I just rescued this hen!!! I actually rescued four hens and a duck but was only able to keep ONE. A family friend is going through a divorce so we decided to rescue the animals after finding about 10+ chickens and ducks that were dead. I absolutely had to take them and find the other homes. I...

I have 7 chickens (6 hens and 1 rooster), Richard the naked necked rooster has always been super docile and never given me any issues or tried to harm any of the hens. I just got a female pekin from a bad home and when I went to introduce them he just started attacking her with his beak and...

Hey everbody, i have 2 red burbon turkeys an 11 adult chickens in a flock. Their housed in the same building,about 2 months ago i hatched some chicken eggs in the incubator and now that their old enough ive tried to introduce them to the flock but my turkey hen does not tolorate them at all, she...

For context:::: I haven’t had my flock long, but it started when I was gifted a curly toed hen who was bullied out of her previous flock from a friend. She’s about 40wks now. Around 20ish weeks I added 4 pullets (7wks) to have her some company. 9 weeks ago I picked up 15 more chicks. 13 made...

Hello All - I'm looking for some guidance... We started off with four chicks back in March, three of which ended up being roos. We got rid of two of the roos a couple of weeks ago and got a group of six pullets (around 7 or 8 weeks) that have been in quarantine until today. I placed the...

Hey, everyone! A few weeks ago, I remember seeing a post that was a list of the foods ducks could eat and at what age they could eat it. I looked and couldn't find it again anywhere. Does anyone know which post I am talking about? And if so, could you please link it? Our silly ducklings are...

I live on a marsh with dozens of ducks, several of which stay in our yard, as they know we’re a dependable provider of cracked corn. My favorite Muscovy laid 7 eggs in my garage on the bare pavement and ended up breaking 3 of them trying to move them. She had at least 30-40’ left of concrete to...

Hi all, One of our sweet chickens was attacked by a fox in November and survived, but most of her feathers were pulled out on her backside. This trauma sent her into a heavy molt and it has taken months for her to refeather. Unfortunately, in addition to this, the flock of 6 has been bullying...

I’ve got one peahen and a peacock and have had them penned up in a shed with a chicken mesh door, I don’t know how to introduce them to my chicken, ducks, and Guinea fowl. I tried a while ago to introduce a peacock but after leaving him out of the shed, he hid underneath some trees and was away...

Hello! We have a new hen, Miranda, who we love dearly. When she is healthy and done isolating we are hoping to introduce her to our current flock. She is in their run or our fenced in garden, so our current flock can see her but not get to her. She is the same age and size as our other hens. We...

I hatched a bunch of serama eggs and one of them is significantly smaller than the rest. These hatched birds are already smaller than my other, older flock. So this tiny one is microscopic in comparison. I’m deathly worried that even if I properly introduce them to my old flock well, that the...

New to chicken keeping here. We have four young hens at the moment (see them here). Considering that this can quickly turn into an addiction of sorts, we may want to add a handful more next year. Having lived in Belgium for a time, I'm very intrigued by Barbu d'Uccle chickens...they're rad, and...

I have three 3-week old bantam silkies I’ve had since they were 1 day old. I am getting four bantam Ameraucanas on Sunday that were born this Monday. So the new chicks will be six days old and my older chicks will be 3.5 weeks. I’m planning to spend the whole day Sunday being able to...

Hi! I have 3 new chickens that I’ve been trying to introduce to a group of 12 that have been together since birth - right now I separated an area in the run where they can see and smell each other all day but not touch - recently I have started letting them all free range but the 3 new ones get...

So this is my first go at introducing chickens that haven't been raised together. My current chicks are 6-7 weeks old, and we're getting 3 additional pullets tomorrow. We have a box we constructed with wood and chicken wire which should be big enough for the 3 pullets temporarily. Our coop is...

Hi everyone! I have 3 hens, a RIR and two Red Stars, and two Mille Fleur d'Uccle pullets. We just moved the pullets outside this morning. They are in a 15(?) foot run with a dog crate inside for a coop. My hens are in an Omlet Eglu with a 13ft run and they free range all day in my suburban...

How many weeks before it is safe to allow the older hens around the new babies? I have three new chicks about three weeks old. My three hens are just over a year old. I've read they should be around 16-20 weeks. Are there any tips or tricks to make the two coincide with a peaceful transfer. I...

I recently was given a sweet, but shy hen to add to my small flock of 4. The single hen, Salt, has been residing in our dog kennel - a safe haven for her, while still providing ample opportunity for the chickens to check each other out. Since she has been here, I have been going out and giving...

Does anyone have any suggestions on reintroducing a single chicken to a flock in the winter? I had a buff orpington that prolapsed on January 22 and we have had her inside for the passed three weeks. She is doing very well now and we are trying to get her back outside with her sisters...