{"id":25616,"date":"2018-06-28T09:18:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25616"},"modified":"2018-06-28T09:19:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T09:19:58","slug":"integrating-the-chicks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25616","title":{"rendered":"Integrating the chicks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few days I have been mixing the two flocks at the end of the day. I am amazed at how well it&#8217;s going. This must be the easiest integration yet. The main flock have taken very little notice of the chicks.<\/p>\n<p>The two bigger girls have taken no notice of them at all. Freckles is top serama and can be quite aggressive at times with Dandelion and Cinnamon to keep them in their place and yet she has totally ignored the chicks. I guess she knows they are no threat to her position.<\/p>\n<p>Dandelion and Cinnamon are joint bottom girls and the only ones to occasionally run at the chicks and the chicks just run away. It is always the bottom girls as they must show the new girls that they are below them in the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>I simply opened up the gates and waited to see what happened. The main flock entered the chicks&#8217; part of the run and the chicks weren&#8217;t bothered at all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25636\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25636\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25636\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25636\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25636\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-eight-girls-in-shot-and-no-panic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-eight-girls-in-shot-and-no-panic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-eight-girls-in-shot-and-no-panic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-eight-girls-in-shot-and-no-panic-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All eight girls in shot and no panic<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25637\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25637\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25637\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25637\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25637\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/eight-girls-mooching-around.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/eight-girls-mooching-around.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/eight-girls-mooching-around-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/eight-girls-mooching-around-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eight girls are mooching around<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25638\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25638\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25638\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25638\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25638\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-follow-freckles-who-ignores-them.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-follow-freckles-who-ignores-them.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-follow-freckles-who-ignores-them-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-follow-freckles-who-ignores-them-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks followed Freckles to the end of the run and she ignored them<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Freckles seemed determined that she would not even look at them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25639\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25639\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25639\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25639\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25639\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-the-girls-end-up-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-together.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-the-girls-end-up-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-together.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-the-girls-end-up-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-together-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/all-the-girls-end-up-at-the-bottom-of-the-run-together-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All the girls ended up at the bottom of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25640\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25640\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25640\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25640\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emerald-takes-no-notice-of-the-chicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emerald-takes-no-notice-of-the-chicks.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emerald-takes-no-notice-of-the-chicks-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emerald-takes-no-notice-of-the-chicks-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emerald takes no notice of the chicks<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25641\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25641\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25641\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25641\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25641\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-on-the-second-rung-of-the-ladder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-on-the-second-rung-of-the-ladder.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-on-the-second-rung-of-the-ladder-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-on-the-second-rung-of-the-ladder-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks on the second rung of the ladder<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The chicks have now discovered that they can get up on to the roof of their little coop and they have got up to the second and third rungs of the ladder.<\/p>\n<p>I am really pleased with how well the integration is going. If it wasn&#8217;t for the two flocks having different food I think they would be ready to mix full time.<\/p>\n<p>We have had the chicks for five weeks this weekend. I thought it would be fun to look back at how much they have grown in that time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25642\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25642\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25642\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25642\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-when-we-first-got-them.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-when-we-first-got-them.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-when-we-first-got-them-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-when-we-first-got-them-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks when we first got them<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25643\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25643\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25643\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25643\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-in-the-hamsters-cage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-in-the-hamsters-cage.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-in-the-hamsters-cage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/the-chicks-in-the-hamsters-cage-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chicks in the hamster cage<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They have grown so quickly but they still cheap away with baby voices. They are also inseparable. It&#8217;s all for one and one for all! I am really happy with the progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last few days I have been mixing the two flocks at the end of the day. I am amazed at how well it&#8217;s going. This must be the easiest integration yet. The main flock have taken very little &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=25616\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25616"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25649,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25616\/revisions\/25649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}