[chickenlady]

Having now got 2x5 wk leghorns, 2x3wk dorkings and the tiny araucanas, I was wanting to put the older chicks together! (littluns way too small) when is the right time for this? asap or leave it till they are alot older?

[Kate and her Ducks]

Dunno, but congratulations on 1000 posts!

[chickenlady]

Dunno, but congratulations on 1000 posts!

OMG! forgot all about that!  thankyou by the way 

[Vember]

I tend to go by size CL.
When they look big enough to hold their own and are fully feathered up



Sarah

[chickenlady]

I tend to go by size CL.
When they look big enough to hold their own and are fully feathered up



Sarah

Thanks Sarah, thought chick to chick introductions would be easier than when I eventually introduce them to my main flock! Did have a little try in the garden pen but the bigger of the leghorns kept trying to peck the dorkings! (sure its a cock!) So put them all back as they were! Will wait till they bigger

[Vember]

Sorry I thought you meant with your older older birds

I'd do gradual introductions, leaving them a bit longer each day and see how they get on after a week say

I've done Guinea Fowl like that by the end of the week they were all living together under the same broody hen (was quite a squeeze ) They were 2 weeks apart in age


Sarah

[chickenlady]

Oh brill! they are in brooders next to one another (looks like a nursey in here!  ) so they can all see one another, so will keep trying during the daytimes and see what happens x