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Do a see, no touch method for a few days at least before introducing them all. How old are your current birds? How big is the space they all will be contained in? What's the weather like where you're located? How feathered are the 5 week olds?

That is not always true. If it were, then chicks would never survive being raised by a broody hen in a flock. She weans her chicks well before they are adult size. Chicks need a way to escape aggressive adults, yes, but most birds will relent from picking as soon as the chicks learn their...