building bigger coop

[kim10261]

at the end of this month I will be getting 15 3 day old baby chicks,they will be in the brooder separate from my existing 3 hens and 3 roosters until fully feathered, I am going to build a larger coop so all can comfortably sleep in it,i plan to build this in a week and place it in my run where the old smaller coop was,and wire off a portion of it as well as the run for the babies when they are fully feathered and placed in the coop/run area,couple of questions...will my existing flock go to the new coop and will they lay their eggs in it,and do you think it is a good idea to section off part of the coop/run area for the babies so that the older chickens can see and sleep amongst the younger chicks,thanks in advance for any help,my currant 6 chickens I have are now 6 months old,the hens are sex links and the roosters are buff orpingtons,the babies I will be getting are buff orpingtons

 

[hennible]

Great to have the new additions separate but visible to your old flock. Your old flock might need to be locked in your new coop for a few days to identify it as their new home. Also starting with fake eggs in the new nesting boxes may help you convince them that it's a good safe coop.