Maybe, I will keep one of the older ones in the coop while one is in the run with the younger chicks. If I put an older one in the cage with the younger ones and mamma, I don't have good access as I would in the run. The cage is about 2.3'w x 3.5'L x 20"t. The run is small (for now) at 4.5'w x...
The 2 older chicks have already been living in the coop/run, it's the 3.3 week old chicks that are in a large cage during the day, next to the run. So you mean to put the older in the cage with the younger 5?
Our hen with 2 chicks laid an egg yesterday and today in the nest box. I told our friend who lent her to us with eggs. She said the hen is ready to leave the chicks. They are our first clutch and we have another loaner hen with 5 chicks, 3+ weeks old. What do I need to be aware of with the...