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"HI there, I can't help with the incubator bit as I have never used one. There's a few on here who have though and you could also try Practical Poultry which can be good for information on breeding. Obviously you need to consider what you would do with any boys you hatch, bearing in mind you can't normally sex them until they're around 16 weeks old   and \"Ooops, word censored!\"ody usually wants boys so you may end up having to despatch half your hatched birds, (really, don't underestimate them as something you can deal with later, ie: cross that bridge when we come to it, dealing with the boys IS a BIG consideration when choosing wether to hatch) but once you've got your cute little girlies then really it's the same principle as introducing any new hen. Take it slowly, allow them to see each other, then progress to free ranging together (if yours do free range) then putting them together at night but apart during the day finally, let them all in together. The chicks need to be around 16 weeks old so they are nearly fully grown or they will get picked on mercilessly and there will always be a bit of pecking to start with but it normally works out in the end. \n  \nThen of course we need photos when they're cute and fluffy, and photos as they grow etc etc.....  \n  \nBeckyBoo \n  \nEdited to say, another option is to hatch something you can sex at birth, ie: a cream legbar or similar, that way you can dispose of them as day olds which, whilst still not pleasant, can be easier in some ways. Personally I eat the boys I hatch, about 24 weeks is a good age for them and if that thought makes you recoil in horror to start with then I would say do think again about it because they are the most wonderful eating birds and at least you won't be pointlessly disposing of boys. \n  \nThere really is no easy answer to cockerels if you can't keep them and it may be that it means you can't hatch because you WILL get boys in a brood   Out of my last hatch of 7 I think I ended up with 4 boys  \n"
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