New chicks and new rooster

[janiedoe]

Hi Lorena, welcome to BYC!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Lorena, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[LTAY1946]

Hello and Welcome to BYC

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Flock! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Welcome to BYC!
You have come to the right place! There are tons of people on here ready to help with whatever they can! Just ask!We all share the crazy addition to chickens and other animals!

They are cute!
For the babies the heating plate should be on the 4 legs so they can go under the heat, you can adjust the height to were it needs to be for their size, but it will give them better overall heat and less drafts. It also kinda mimics how they would go under mama for heat.

And if you haven't checked already,
The Learning Center
has some great articles to help you along the way!

Cant wait to see you around ​

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you!

 

[Tookie]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Good luck with your chicks.

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to meet you!

 

[BDutch]

There is an article about integrating chicks in to a flock at young age. I forgot who wrote it (@aart maybe?) I think you can follow the advices given.

A rooster doesn’t have any special interest in chicks until they pullets come to the point they will start to lay.

It would have been more convenient to get yourself an older rooster when the hens are laying. Young roosters are often horny and clumsy. Most roosters get annoyed if you feed or pick up the hens. Feeding and protecting the hens is the task of the rooster.