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They've been out there separated a day and I think it's okay. I think making a runway to the preferred nesting boxes would make the area for the chicks too small. The old chicks are complaining a lot, but, I did find the biggest complainer (non-laying hen) sitting in one of the "new" boxes...

The favorite box is the one closest to the door the picture is taken from. I’m also trying to figure out a way to convert some on the unused nesting boxes to either a dust bath or feeding area. I’ve now got 8 chickens and 8 nesting boxes.

Thanks for the response. I was thinking if I wait a night before putting the new ones in there, they won't associate them with the restriction. I don't recall them ever using the other nesting boxes. Only one of the 3 old ones still lays, when I was out there putting up the barrier she came...

I've finally deep cleaned my coop and am ready to put the new 9 week old chicks out there. I'm planning on putting mesh to cut the coop in half, doing the look but don't touch integration. I've got a 4'x8' coop with 8 nesting boxes along the front. Now, the half that the new chicks are on has...