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Yes, but it must be done carefully.
First, let me clarify that any female chicken younger than one year old is called a pullet, not a hen. Only one year old or older females are called hens.
To put different chickens together takes time and patience. There are multiple steps that you should take
If they are new to you, they should truthfully be kept separate from your existing flock at least 30 days and watched carefully for signs of disease that could be spread to your flock. This is known as a quarantine period. They should be kept as far away from your regular flock as possible, and these new birds should only be tended to after you have fed and watered your original flock. Ideally, you should wash and change clothes immediately after visiting the new birds, as well.
Once the quarantine period is up, the new chickens need to be put where they can be seen by the existing flock, yet not reached by them. This is because different flocks can and do fight if they are not allowed to get used to each other, because the flock's instinct is to protect itself from strangers; this can cause serious injury, especially if one breed is much larger than another. Both groups do still need to be given a safe place to roost, eat, nest, drink, and forage. This adjustment period needs to last for 10 days to 2 weeks, if at all possible.
After a reasonable adjustment period, you are ready, at last, to merge the flocks. The best way to do this is to wait until they are roosting at night, then you move the new chickens into the communal area in the existing coop, and set them on the roosts near the other chickens. There may be some jostling for position, but, as chickens cannot see well enough in the dark to fight, that will be the end of it. By morning, since they already know each, aside from deciding where the new birds will fit in the pecking order, it should go smoothly.
You should have sufficient room in your coop for both the existing birds and the new ones without causing crowding, as crowded chickens will be more susceptible to disease and serious pecking
What else can I help you with?
The roosters are 7 months old and hens are 4 months old can they be put together?
There shouldn't be a problem as long as the number roosters is not to large. The average ratio is one rooster for every four to six hens. If there are any more roosters than this they can cause damage to the hens.
You have 9 hens 2 years old and just put a mature rooster in the coop how long for them to adjust?
the hens should accept the cockrel within one week at the most
Can you put incubator chicks in with hens?
yes
How do you encourage your hens to roost?
When you have a roost built for them you can put them in there with food and water and lock them up for 24 hours. This will train them to go to this spot every day at sundown.
How do you breed a rooster with a hen?
Put them together. They will work it out between themselves. There may be some chasing and fighting at first. Old hens will not allow a cockerel to mount.
How often do you put the rooster in with the hens?
They live together 24/7
I put my six month old rooster with my hens and didnot get any fertalized eggs?
Proboly because he is stil TOO YOUNG! But otherwize you should have gotten Fertilized eggs.
How old does a young cockerel have to be to put with the hens?
When they are the same size, or close to the same size. That age is usually about 6 or 7 months.
Would having roosters in your flock make hens lay more eggs?
No. Hens will lay more when there is less stress put on them, and having roosters - especially too many per hen, too large of a rooster, aggressive roosters, etc - will cause the hens a lot of stress.
Do you put skulls on the alters for day of the dead?
no that's just an old myth
What do you do if a baby rabbit crawls out the nest at 1 day old?
put it back
What age can hens and roosters be put together?
From the time they are day old chicks. There is no reason why they should be separate but many to keep them together. They will establish a pecking order very early, before they can do much damage to each other, the roosters do not usually get too involved in this and will let the hens work it out. The roosters will "bond" until mating becomes an issue then some culling may be needed. Culling does not always mean killing the excess rooster population. Selling the un-needed roosters at auction or local 4H club is always a good option. If you have purchased sexed chicks (all hens) and are adding to the mix late then 4 months is a good benchmark, it gives the hens time to get to know the newcomer.
