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Thanks for the replies :) Good to know that they probably won't be roosting with the big girls just yet. That being said, my little Cochin cockerel decided it was a good idea to try and sleep with the big girls one night. It was going just fine for him until Spot the "in charge" hen jumped up...

The now 7 week old babies are about 5 days into roaming around with the big girls. They had around 2 weeks together with the look but no touch method. I think things are going well? Nobody's been injured, but the little ones are very scared of the older hens. The older hens, especially the...

The weathers supposed to be mid 70's to low 80's in the day and high 40's to 50's at night so i think friday will be move into the coop day. The chickies will be just shy of 5 weeks and all are mostly feathered. This last week they've been spending the day in the little run and getting brought...

Had the little chicks out for their first ever field trip outside today and it went great! The chicks never seemed cold at all, even with a cool breeze going. They found all sorts of goodies in the pen. One little dark Brahma (Shippo) even found a huge caterpillar, and was trying to get everyone...

For sure! I have a chain that I'd be planning on using. The days are getting warmer here, so I'd probably only be thinking about using the heat lamp at night. I was thinking about doing that too, starting this weekend. Its supposed to be in the upper 70's so should be decent enough for 3 week...

I appreciate the replies, they have been quite helpful! After reading those articles, I think I might actually modify a spot in the current coop to house the little ones at 5 to 6 weeks, then I can still have a heat lamp should they need it. I don't really have an extra door for them to go...

I have 10 Brahma's that are 6.5 months old, which is composed of 8 pullets and 2 cockerels. I recently got 13 new chicks (should all be pullets) that are barely 2 weeks old (7 Brahma's, 3 Orpington's, 2 Cochin's, and 1 olive egger). I have never integrated a flock before, so I'm a little unsure...