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We have a solo 7 month old hen and she's been on her own about 3 weeks now. I found a couple hens locally, one is a 9 month old marans mix and the other is an 11 month old speckled Sussex. I am picking them up on Friday and would love all your tips for how to handle the new additions. I have never dewormed my chicken but have heard doing a round of dewormer when getting new flock members is a good idea? Do I do mite drops on everyone?
I have a large dog crate but do not have a second coop for the newbies to chill in. How long do I have to keep them separate and will the two hens really be ok in a dog crate 24 hours a day? For how long? That sounds wild and not fun!
Here is a pic of our current set up- there is a small coop inside the run, and we open the run in the am so she can free range in the yard a few hours, then put her in the run when we run errands etc- she's usually in the yard for at least 3 hours a day (the 3 legged dog is her current bestie but I bet she'll be excited to have more chicken friends again). Our plan is to build a much bigger coop that will attach on that left side early next year.
Would love some advice from those more experienced than I am. I want to make the transition as easy and healthy as possible for all involved! Thank you so much!
I have a large dog crate but do not have a second coop for the newbies to chill in. How long do I have to keep them separate and will the two hens really be ok in a dog crate 24 hours a day? For how long? That sounds wild and not fun!
Here is a pic of our current set up- there is a small coop inside the run, and we open the run in the am so she can free range in the yard a few hours, then put her in the run when we run errands etc- she's usually in the yard for at least 3 hours a day (the 3 legged dog is her current bestie but I bet she'll be excited to have more chicken friends again). Our plan is to build a much bigger coop that will attach on that left side early next year.
Would love some advice from those more experienced than I am. I want to make the transition as easy and healthy as possible for all involved! Thank you so much!