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    Help integrating new chickens

    Thank you so much. Your answer really put me at ease. I'll continue with what I'm doing and wait until they're ready. Thank you so much!
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    Help integrating new chickens

    They all have access during the day to the coop and sometimes the younger go in and hide. That is also troublesome during the day bc I live in the desert and it's 100°+ so the coop during the day isn't ideal. The large coop has two 4 ft long roosting bars the same height. My older girls only...
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    Help integrating new chickens

    Am I creating bad habits by putting the younger ones in their own coop at night? How long should I continue to do this?
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    Help integrating new chickens

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    Help integrating new chickens

    Hi there! I have 4- 18 week old pullets and I'm trying to integrate 3 more pullets that are 13 weeks old. I kept them in a separate coop and run next to my existing run for 2 weeks. Everything seemed fine. After 2 weeks, in the morning I put the younger chicks in the large run and then let...
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    Thank you so much!

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    Moving chickens to coop for first time and temps are in the 100's.

    Yes I have chopped up frozen grapes. I did get them from my local feed store so they are heart tolerant I was just worried about the 30° difference in temp day one. Happy to say, they went out this morning and are doing well.
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    New Chicken Mom!

    Thank you so much!
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    New Chicken Mom!

    I have a 4x4 coop and a 10x16 run.
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    New Chicken Mom!

    I have 3 Eastereggers and a RI Red. I think I'll be adding 3 more soon!
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    Moving chickens to coop for first time and temps are in the 100's.

    Thank you! This is very helpful.
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    Moving chickens to coop for first time and temps are in the 100's.

    Their coop will be finished today. Yes, I built it with a lot of ventilation and yes they have a run. I read many articles that said you should lock them in the coop for the first few days to get acclimated. I'm just worried about the drastic change in temp even if I don't lock them in. Do I...
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