Adding adult hens to young ones?

[chaelsea]

I have 10 five week old chickens. A friend is wanting to give me three of her two year old ladies. Can they live together? Should I wait until my ladies are older/bigger?

 

[Pork Pie]

Here's some links that will help to guide you through the process of integration. For the moment, the chicks are too young to physically be thrown in with adults - that does not mean you cannot begin the integration process however.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-see-but-don-t-touch-method

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1126547/topic-of-the-week-integrating-chicks-into-an-adult-flock

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1069595/introducing-chicks-to-adults#post_16276224

It's best to make sure that you have the space and setup ready for integration before accepting the adults birds.