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Thank you so much, this helps a lot! I've just seen some horrible photos in Facebook groups of wounded chicks, but it may be chicks that have just been put in there with no forewarning.

Thank you for a very thorough answer, it is just the thing that will help me along! I've just not really been sure what to expect. I know no one can predict how things will go, but it certainly helps having some experience, which I don't.

Thanks! I discovered that I can hinge off the door and slide it to the side. It will allow for a small opening on one side, big enough for them to get in and out of. It will be better than the cardboard as they can see each other to the same degree as they do now. Would you share a little more...

Just clicked on some of the posted links and saw dog cages used with bits of cardboard to make small doors for the chicks. I'm thinking I can do something similar. Sadly, the rabbit cage door is a whole side, so I can't remove bits and pieces, but the whole side will come off. So I'm thinking...

I realise there are different opinions on the matter, but I've personally read several times that it can be easier to integrate at 4-6 weeks than when they are older because the little ones will more likely submit to the large birds and aren't as much of a threat. I do have a spare coop/run that...

My 4 week old chicks have moved into the coop where they will be living with my existing flock. They are currently inside a rabbit cage in the coop, so no physical contact between them. The initial reaction of the hens over the newcomers were just curiosity, one even seemed a bit jumpy. They now...