Tips for Integrating Chicks Into an Existing Flock

Oh happy day! Your baby chicks are fully feathered and you’re excited to put them in the chicken coop with the other chickens But wait! Don’t just put the new birds in the coop and assume everything will be awesome Your older flock might not take kindly to the new birds, and there are several things you need to do to keep the younger chickens safe
When integrating chickens, size matters If at all possible, wait until your chicks are roughly the same size as your exiting flock I have successfully integrated smaller chickens, but you will want to be

How to Integrate Your Chicken Flocks

Almost every backyard keeper starts out with a firm number in mind Six chickens, maybe ten, absolutely no more Then spring arrives, the local farm supply store puts out an irresistible assortment of chicks, and somehow that number keeps climbing It’s one of the friendliest slippery slopes there is The catch is that you can’t simply open the coop door and let everyone sort it out Pecking order is no joke in the chicken world, and it has real consequences if you aren’t careful Here’s a safe, proven method for integrating your chicken flocks that lets birds get acquainted