What age to let chicks free range?

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wali said:
Help me my chick is in pain
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I would suggest that you post in here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

They'll need a lot more detail to offer any advice - age of the chick, diet, housing, symptoms, even the kind of chick can make a difference. For instance, I had a chick hatch that I thought had spraddle legs, only to find out that in the Silkies or other short legged breeds it's not unusual for them to take a day or so to get their feet under them. Good luck!!
 
I have a broody with 3 week old chicks in the big coop already. Do you think they will accept 6 week old chicks too if I open the he door between the brooder and the run? They’ve been able to see each other for about 3 weeks now They free range all day, the big ones and the broody, but I haven’t let the little guys out yet. They don’t have a broody mom to watch over them. But they are begging to get out and I feel bad keeping them cooped up. There’s 6 of them.
 
IGmom said:
I have just gotten 27 new babies chicks. I too am wondering about letting them out. The house I have is above ground with and enclosed lower pen area. There are 10 RIR's and 2 Silver Wyandottes, and the rest are Silkies. I am concerned because the RIR's are sooo much bigger than the Silkies and they seem to be pretty feisty. The Wyandottes seem ok with the silkies though. Should I separate the reds from the rest and/or can they all go in the pen together?
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I have silkies and I think they do best on their own. Now the other chickens mostly ignore them but they are often picked on when trying to feed. I also have wyandottes and RiR.
 

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