Also as a side note, there were two mother hens, one left her chick at 4 weeks and the other at 6 weeks. She sometimes hangs around with them in the yard, but otherwise doesn’t really have anything to do with them any longer. Mom 1 is out, she really lost heart after the bassett ate two of her...
Well, it was cool and rainy for days with lows in the 40s when I wrote this. I would have to run a 100 ft extension to put the heat lamp out, and we decided just to keep them in the bin we used for a brooder, because I didn’t think the wet ground would help anything. So, they went to the Omlet...
If no mama hen is involved, I would think they could intermingle, and sooner would be better than later, at one week with a heat source I would think you are ok. I am interested to hear how this goes.