The following is an article by Matthew Pressly and is part of a series that addresses the question of how to introduce new chickens into your existing flock, along with several related questions from Murray McMurray Hatchery. To see all their articles in this series, visit Flock Integration Series.] I personally find that adding new chickens to your existing flock only mildly unpleasant, if done correctly. It also can depend on what personality your existing flock has. Putting a silkie into a pen full of game hens...well, you're silkie will not be accepted. But putting your silkie in a pen with only one game hen along with several different varieties of hens, you're silkie is bound to find a companion that she can run with in that pen. The following has the explanation of how a chicken's mind works and knowing that is your first step in integration. Don't let this author intimidate you that it's difficult....
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