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The chicks might follow the big girls in when they're ready or you might have to put them in when the time comes. It's essentially impossible. This is why I feed my entire flock on all-flock feed since I have males and mixed ages.

I don't wait. Once my chicks leave the brooder I move them to the integration pen inside the main coop -- where they spend a week completely surrounded by the older birds as they all get used to each other. After a week I open the chick-sized doors to let them roam as they choose -- while...