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e: ^^^^ omg Pretentious Owl those silky chicks are ADORABLE. Our next batch of chicks will definitely have some  Crossposted from Chicken Sit-In since this thread seems to be more active. We have 5 chickens and 5 chicks. The chicks are maybe 3 months old? My question is, how do I integrate these chicks in with the flock? They were being kept in a large dog crate, and we've just now put them in a smaller pen inside the coop. Also, when we let the chickens free-range, we let the chicks have the run of the coop. Should we wait til they're the same size as the chickens before we integrate? Right now, if we let the chicks out while the chickens are in the pen, the chickens peck the chicks on the back and chase them around. It looks like normal pecking order behavior to me, but I love my chickies and I want to make sure I'm not gonna go out their one day to a bunch of dead chicks! I'm particularly concerned about Julius, my bantam. He's so little! And now for pictures, because chickens are cute : The chick's corner of the coop  The coop  More of the coop  One of the ladies laying! I don't know what kind of chicken she is.  The rest of the ladies. Sorry for such a terrible pic. There's 3 Americanas and 1 Buff Orpington.  The chicks! Julius is the bantam in the top left. He's the only one that was named. Then there's two Buff Orpingtons and 2 Plymouth Rocks.  Bonus: Goats! That space they're sticking their heads through isn't normally there, but we took the pen that was blocking it to use for the chicks. The black girl is Freelick and the brown boy is Rampop. He's turning into a little poo poo. We really need to get his balls cut.
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