2,4 week old chicks mixing with 2,18week Isa Browns

[kristi40]

We put our 2, 4 week old chickens in the backyard with 2 hens. There was a little pecking involved,nothing to bad.
We have a separate area for the chicks to go into when they are 6 weeks,that looks into the main coop.
At what age do we put all hens together.

 

[PortageGirl]

Well, if they are ok with each other, I'd keep on with what you're doing for a little longer. Give them a little more time in the open, because getting along in the open is different than in a confined coop situation plus there's the food differences with 4 week olds. I noticed that when numbers are small, there's less competition, so that is a good thing, still, unsupervised inside can be very different.