Can I move them into the big hen coop?

[KikiDeAnime]

I've been letting our mama hens and slow growing breed meat chicks free range with the flock, which does include our ducks & drake. The ducks & drake sleep elsewhere but do free range with the chickens. It was important that I mention where they sleep because I know people will question that. I only want the answer to my question, a simple yes or no question.

Anyway
I was wondering since I put the flock on flock raiser, if I could move mama hens and chicks into the big hen coop since the other chickens don't bother them at all. One of the hens, our b sex link actually chirps to them when she finds something which is super adorable.

Can I move mama hens and chicks into the big hen coop??

 

[Aapomp831]

Absolutely yes. I would.

 

[esme13]

Yes you can , just monitor them for a little bit, before waking away. Mama hen will protect her babies

 

[Aunt Angus]

I would say, yes! Sounds like all is going well!

How old are the chicks? I'm asking out of curiosity, not because I think it makes any difference as to what you do - haha!

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I would say, yes! Sounds like all is going well!

How old are the chicks? I'm asking out of curiosity, not because I think it makes any difference as to what you do - haha!

Should be 1 week old now. I got them last Wednesday.
But I'm thinking one might be 2 weeks old because it looks a week older than the other 2.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Should be 1 week old now. I got them last Wednesday.
But I'm thinking one might be 2 weeks old because it looks a week older than the other 2.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I'm in a similar situation. It's been years since I incorporated chicks into my flock. That helped a lot! Haha!

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I'm in a similar situation. It's been years since I incorporated chicks into my flock. That helped a lot! Haha!

Normally I'd just wait until they're a bit older and bigger but I need the yard & coop that they're staying in.