introducing

  1. L

    Broody or depressed?

    This is my first time doing this: introducing chicks to a broody mom. I need advice. I had 4 laying hens, all bantam size. 2 of those hens are silkies and they always stuck next to each other. Almost 5 days ago I had one of my silkie’s pass away due to what I assume was a heart attack when...
  2. _-CosmosEclipse-_

    It's been a while! Anyways..

    My two Lohmann Brown chickens, Custard and Caramel, are outside, and I suspect they are both hens. Anyways, A new batch of chickens are on the way, and I need some help with introducing the two with the new chicks. I'm thinking when they're a similar size, I'll take a pair of the younger...
  3. T

    Introducing a new Rooster...

    I want to be sure I'm doing this right. I got a new rooster, I don't think you call them pullets but that's the age he is, and have him in a small crate in the pen with the other two hens that are about 3 years old and they seem to be alright. I've had him like that for about a week and let the...
  4. H

    Introducing peafowl chicks: Question

    Hello, all! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! I have two - four month old peachicks that I am trying to introduce to the rest of the flock. They will be green spaulding x india blue pied (whatever that is, hah!). My pen is 25x20x16(tall) . I am able to divide this pen with panels -- I...
    • HStevens
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    • adult aggression chick chicks help injury intagrating introducing new additions to flock peachick peafowl
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Peafowl
  5. M

    Introducing Chicks…

    Hi all! I have 37 chickens total… I have 1 rooster & 6 hens that are over a year old in their own small coop, I have 1 rooster and 21 hens that are 9-10 weeks olds in the new coop/shed we are planning on putting everyone in, and 1 rooster & 7 hens still in the brooder box that are 7 weeks old &...
  6. ghostrocknroll

    Introducing pullets to a single chicken?

    A coyote got to my flock and I was left with one 9-month-old (Salem). This weekend I am going to pick up two 4-month-old pullets. My question is should I keep them separate initially as I have done with chicks in the past, or would it be okay to introduce the pullets to the same coop since Salem...
  7. L

    Introducing Chicks to Hens

    I have 4 older sapphire gem hens. They’ve been living in the coop for about 2-3 years. I’m trying to introduce two girl chicks and one baby rooster. They are about 11 weeks old. It seems that the older ones keep ruthlessly attacking the chicks and I cannot get them to stop. How should I go about...
  8. Rookie Chicken Mama

    Hello all, I am looking forward to learning!

    Hello all, I am looking forward to learning!
  9. B

    Introducing ducklings to my adult chickens

    I’m planning on getting two ducklings in a month or two and want them to get along with my four grown hens. Any tips for the introduction process and how to tell when they’ve gotten used to each other?
    • BizzyB
    • Thread
    • ducks and chickens introduce new duck introducing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. F

    Introducing myself

    I am new to chicken but my dad has experience.I am trying to learn as much as I can.I got my feathered friends a couple years back but I still feel like i am totally new. I own around 10-15 chickens, I couldn't tell you how many since a lot of little chickies were born yesterday! sor far 8 new...
  11. T

    Introducing New Female and Male Doves

    Hey all. To start I'm a bit of a newbie to raising birds of any kind but I'm excited to get into it. I got into it when about the better part of a year ago when I saved a young mourning dove off the side of the road that was hit by a car. To my surprise the dove lived, despite not being the best...
  12. mineforever

    Introducing baby rooster to baby chicks

    I have a 12 baby chicks (barred rock) that are 6 days old and an opportunity to get a 5wk old orpington rooster. Is the rooster going to harm the baby chicks if I mix him in this early? AND 1. When they are older, If the rooster and hen are different breeds, Is it the rooster that determines...
  13. Henrybelle

    moving into the coop

    So I’m curious about adding my new pullets to the established flock. I’ve got 7 birds outside and 8 in the brooder we’ve got a long time but I want to be ready. If I’m supposed to keep new birds in the coop for a couple days how do I get my veterans in and out? I don’t have the space for a...
  14. M

    Lone Silkie (Marek's) - introducing vaccinated hen(s)

    We live in the country (without close neighbors and surrounded by woods) and have used a chicken tractor successfully to keep a small (2-6) laying hen flock in years past. Last year, the kids were ready for chickens again. We purchased 6 pullets from an amish farm over an hour from here...
  15. P

    Introducing baby ducks and other questions...

    Hi, I have two 6 week old khaki campbell girls who are getting way too big for their brooder as it's inside my house! I have been trying to introduce them to my other two (both pekin-type females). I started by letting them out all together but the little ones were very skittery and I was scared...
    • paddling_pekins
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    • duck ducklings ducks introducing khaki cambells pekin duck rooster
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. AMaggio

    Introducing adult ducks

    Hi all, i have two small flocks of ducks, one with 5 runners and one with 7 mixed ducks that i want to merge together. I have both flocks basically free ranging in a large enclosed area with a fence between them so they can see each other. They've been able to view each other for over a month...
    • AMaggio
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    • duck ducks introducing new ducks new to flock
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. KikiDeAnime

    Need advice for next year(Introducing new duck)

    My parents agreed to let me get another female next year for our drake since he only has 1 female. Before anyone says this, they only agreed on 1. Not 2, not 3, only 1. I will work on convincing them to let me get more but please understand that since I live with them, I must listen to what they...
  18. MissKittyKat

    Help!!- My old chickens hate my new chickens

    Back story: I’m a pretty new chicken mom. I’ve had my first flock of chickens for a little over a year now. I started with 8, but then had two roosters that needed to be re-homed and then lost two to dogs. I was given 4 chickens who were about a month old in April. I have now been trying for...
    • MissKittyKat
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    • help help asap introduce new rooster introducing introducing chickens suggestions wanted suggestions? things to try would like to know.
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  19. Bridger Davis

    New ducks? Duck drama begins...

    Ok I have so much to tell you guys! First off, I know that it's been a while since I've been here. Last time I started a thread, we revealed that my biggest duck, a blue swedish, is a male. His name is carmen. Between last time and now, he has started bullying my dog, and being mean to the...
    • Bridger Davis
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    • bridger davis drake ducks introducing new ducks
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. J

    HELP - Introducing hens to new home

    My wife and I are very new to all of this and would like some guidance with introducing our chickens to their new home. We picked up 5 hens (3 barred rock, 2 orpington, 5 months old) yesterday and transitioned them into their new coop. The coop has a run area and a ladder/ramp that leads to...
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