old birds with new chicks

  1. chickenlover0805

    Is this normal?

    So I have some old laying hens and I just moved my 8 month old pullets in their coop not long ago. All the old ones are hunched up and the younger ones all are normal + energetic. Does anyone know what the issue may be with the older ones?
  2. Qquails899

    How can I keep a lonely quail happy?

    Hello! As I probably already mentioned in some of my previous threads, I always keep 2 quails at a time. It’s a continuous cycle of me getting a new one when one of them dies, because I just can’t stand seeing my other bird being lonely and sad. It happened again…but this time, I got four 3 day...
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    • coturnix quail lonely old bird old birds with new chicks quail
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    • Forum: Quail
  3. HensAndFriends

    Flock Rotation for Eggs

    I have 15 hens (which is my optimal number) A) 10 pullets | 5 months old B) 3 hens | 1 year and 2 months old C) 2 hens | 2 years and 3 months old So I want to rotate out my old hens by selling them, and buy new chicks every spring. I have been trying to figure out a good schedule…. Which...
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    • chicken chickens chicks egg advice egg behavior hen 1 year old laying age old birds with new chicks rotation
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. J

    I’m so new here

    How do I handle my old bird’s new chicks? Will the old bedmates still be welcomed? Do they fight? What can I expect? Will I need a second coop?
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