tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post6798384625458213377..comments2024-03-14T09:13:31.177-07:00Comments on Creative Green Living: How to Safely Integrate New Chicks into an Existing FlockCarissa Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109719890797748345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-24743951018207727122021-11-14T23:05:34.939-08:002021-11-14T23:05:34.939-08:00During the winter I try to wait until they have al...During the winter I try to wait until they have all their feathers. I'm not sure how warm it is where you are, but if they are tolerating room temperatures well without a heat source they if it's around 70 degrees-ish they should be good to go outside. Keep an eye on them and watch for behavior that indicates they are cold or uncomfortable like piling on top of each other or huddling in a corner.Carissa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109719890797748345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-17676883512330104012021-11-14T21:10:53.901-08:002021-11-14T21:10:53.901-08:00Do you have any recommendations for integrating a ...Do you have any recommendations for integrating a flock that's about 4 months apart in age in the winter? I'm in the south so it's not too cold but at what point can the little be in the coop weather wise? I don't want to heat the coop but it's insulated. <br />Thanks so much!Jackie from Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067230182984016873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-9277509225795205402021-07-21T07:17:13.713-07:002021-07-21T07:17:13.713-07:00I raise 50 chickens, 7 older hens with 1 rooster, ...I raise 50 chickens, 7 older hens with 1 rooster, 2 rabbit nests in each of 8 small ones, still with moms and 2 young Indian racing ducks with their mom. My old duck is gone, now I've got a new one. Socialization is underway, the old duck does not accept the new because she is afraid for the young. I expect them to get used to coexistence. The young chickens are in a common yard with the old chickens but they sleep separately and I close them at night. The ducks are outside the chicken yard during the day, walking freely in the garden and orchard. They protect us very successfully from the invasion of snails. At night I also lock them in a special dwelling inside the chicken yard. I keep rabbits in cages. With the arrival of winter cold, I reduce the flocks to a minimum, and in the early spring I increase the flocks again with new chicken offspring from the incubator, I give 1 to 2 rabbits for fertilization, and the ducks will lay themselves. All this for our own family, for the most part we have enough meat and eggs at home.<br />greetings from CroatiaIvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257845218324670019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-503341333459027592020-04-10T23:47:24.799-07:002020-04-10T23:47:24.799-07:00If your chicks are 7 weeks old now, I would go ahe...If your chicks are 7 weeks old now, I would go ahead and get more. You won't be able to integrate them yet but chicks that are only 7 weeks apart from each other will integrate better than if you are integrating with a flock that has been established for a full year.Carissa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109719890797748345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-49782287147471305532020-04-10T18:42:17.827-07:002020-04-10T18:42:17.827-07:00This was very helpful, thank you. Really makes me...This was very helpful, thank you. Really makes me wish I would've gotten more chicks for my first try. I'm not sure how I would be able to separate my area in to two spaces. I came home with four, initially, but only two survived, they're 7 weeks old now and I am and have been in love right from the start.SStarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115367480274271547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660748236226741310.post-28357078763830359372019-12-01T04:58:03.620-08:002019-12-01T04:58:03.620-08:00I'm in the middle of this process right now. T...I'm in the middle of this process right now. The "teens" have been successfully integrated after daily being in the run for over a week. The little six-week-old pair still sleep in a dog pen inside the coop. I let them run the coop during the day while everyone else is in the run. I found out yesterday evening these little stinkers can fly to the rafters! Scared me to death when I couldn't find the little female - but her brother let me know where she was. :-)BC Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920432424271810343noreply@blogger.com