I know this post is way dead, but I wanted to post a picture of our solution in case anyone comes across this in the future. We made a mini chicken tractor and put it inside the run. All of the birds could see each other, but the big girls couldn't hurt the little ones. At night we put a...
Thank you for your response! The problem is that I only have one (very large) coop. If I separate the chicks from the adults then the chicks aren't going to have any shelter at night. The last time that I had chicks our broody raised them, so I haven't had to deal with integration before!
I have 17 chicks in the brooder. They are all between 5-6 weeks old and fully feathered. Some are substantially bigger than others. For example, my FBCM roo is at least twice as big as my Polish pullets. They're in the same type of metal trough type of brooder that Tractor Supply houses the...