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Whether you are just starting a chicken flock or are a seasoned owner of many chickens, you need to know how to add new chickens to a flock. You want to avoid introducing disease and parasites into the flock. Established hens and roosters may try to drive out newcomers and establish dominance and may even peck to the death new chickens. Even if you have a mild-mannered breed of chicken, you need to take careful steps when introducing new chickens to your flock to reduce the number of injured or deceased chickens. | Whether you are just starting a chicken flock or are a seasoned owner of many chickens, you need to know how to add new chickens to a flock. You want to avoid introducing disease and parasites into the flock. Established hens and roosters may try to drive out newcomers and establish dominance and may even peck to the death new chickens. Even if you have a mild-mannered breed of chicken, you need to take careful steps when introducing new chickens to your flock to reduce the number of injured or deceased chickens. | ||
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#Remove injured chickens from the flock at the first sign of bright blood and treat with an "anti-peck ointment" or pine tar to discourage the pecking from going further. Chickens will naturally peck at fresh blood and can kill an injured chicken very quickly. | #Remove injured chickens from the flock at the first sign of bright blood and treat with an "anti-peck ointment" or pine tar to discourage the pecking from going further. Chickens will naturally peck at fresh blood and can kill an injured chicken very quickly. | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
