Integrating new birds at 4 weeks old

Some super info here about integration.

Good resource for integrating chicks

Nice setup! I let my chicks see the big 'uns as early as 1 week, they were fully in the coop by 4. With my others I waited till they were 5 weeks before letting them in, but the result was pretty much the same. I'm very glad I introduced them early, it went much better than if they were older. Also, you have a beautiful flock!

You have given me the confidence to let my babies go outside and mingle with my older birds way sooner than I would have thought if I just listened to all the other "regular" advice. Two successful EASY seamless integrations so far!!

Gives me ideas...which could be trouble!
I'm glad you worked out door size before I need to. Very easy to follow instructions.

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for taking the time to write it

Thanks for the information. My little ladies seem really big for 4 weeks, so I'm sure they will be fine. What I have on hand to install the brooder inside the big coop will provide something similar to this.

Thanks so much for this thorough and well written article! All the photos are a big help also!

that was easy to understand and read well done

This is an excellent system and an even better write-up. All of the details are there, from exact door sizes to schedules to easy chick-round-up. Pictures are great and very helpful ... and the one with the baby peeking out through the open door is just priceless!
Thanks for a great article!

I am super scared to do new things and there may be 1000 better ways to do things but I've always done what works! A lot of time my control freak side makes life harder and just gives me more to stress about and more chores to do!! I have a few one-week old chicks now so I will DEFINITELY be trying this in a few weeks!!

A wonderful timely thread for me!!!

There are so many aspects of successful "flock management"... LOTS can go wrong, when you don't know what you're doing. I don't and was raised on a farm but was, distracted and... uninterested at the time

Flipside, If you visit http://www.backyardchickens.com on a regular basis, you can't go wrong !

This article proves me right

Timely for, gotta get these lil guys integrated before I go nuts... staging them in my office/garage is getting to be a smelly situation.. I get gassy but wife says I've got competition from these 5 sub 4oz beasts!

That was a nice article! I may make some changes. I never put them out into coop because I am worried about stomping. I like the tiny little home for them!

My normal routine is to place them with one hen at 3 weeks. She builds a bond with them and when they get to the big coop at 10 weeks, I send them with their “Trojan” hen and she keeps the others away.

But, I really like that cute little place and adorable pic!

I ordered some chicks this October, and I live in NC. It should be warm enough for me to do this with my chicks, correct? Btw, great article and a good way of putting integration! Good take on new ways of chicken keeping

Very informative, interesting article. Enjoyed the photos of the chickens, too.

The article is clear and informative. The photos made it all the better.

Very helpful.
Most people wait too long to integrate IMO.
I've done something similar thanks to this article and it's worked beautifully.