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How do you safely introduce 8 week old chicks to 24 week old hens?
Nik152
The is no real "safe" way to do this short of separating the young from the "older".
You are going to get pecking order squabbles no matter what you do. Just make sure the young ones have a place to run to when the feathers hit the fan. I provide a limited access shelter in the coop that the older birds cannot fit into, when the young one's get chased, they hide. Eventually, everything gets sorted out.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoBaby chicks should not be introduced to hens until the chicks are fully feathered and can run from the hens as needed. If chicks who are too young are introduced to a flock of hens without the benefit of a mother hen to protect them, the hens may peck them to death or injure them. It is best to brood the chicks on their own until they are old enough to join the flock. See link below on the proper care of baby chickens.
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∙ 13y agoIf the chicks have a mama to help protect them, then they can be introduced in a few weeks, but have a fenced off space that the chicks can run and hide in that the other chickens can't fit.
If not, then the chicks should be close to the same size as the older chickens so they won't be bullied too much when introduced (16 weeks). If possible, put the growing chicks close to the older chickens to get them used to each other for a week or so, and then, one night, move the similar sized chicks to the main chicken roost, so they all wake up together. There will be some pecking to determine pecking order, but be watchful so nobody gets unduly harmed. Once they are injured, all the chickens may still pick on the injury until the poor thing is dead (and then continue!).
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∙ 10y agoA hen will kill a chick that is not her own. It is best to wait until the chicken is about full grown at about 4 months or older
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