Can my little girls sleeps freely in the coop with the big girl

ChickenMama1988

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This week i started integrating my (5) 5 week old cinnamon queens with my (2) 15 week old leghorns!! I’ve kept them together seperately for about 5 days with some “supervised play dates” to test the waters! Today i left them all in the run together for some time. My leghorns chase them around a bit, Stella (boss lady) pecked at them a bit but only when they got in her way. I left home for an hour and everything was fine no blood shed! My question is, are they now able to sleep in the coop freely instead of in the tiny brooder in the coop. they mostly free range and the coop is just for sleeping so it’s not big. I don’t wake up with the sun and open the coop door around 7:30-8 so they will be in there for a while so close. (there is food and water in there) I’m so worried i will come out to a blood bath lol. Is there anything i can do to prevent that or should they be fine since there hasn’t been any blood drawn thus far! I just want to make sure all my girls are comfortable and happy
 
Since you just left them all together for the 1st time today, I personally wouldn't have them sleep together yet but that is just me. The 5 week olds will likely sleep on the floor or in a nesting box and not roost with the big girls yet.

Again just my opinion.
 
Since you just left them all together for the 1st time today, I personally wouldn't have them sleep together yet but that is just me. The 5 week olds will likely sleep on the floor or in a nesting box and not roost with the big girls yet.

Again just my opinion.
my big girls sleep in one of the nesting boxes (on the floor) together!! same one every night even if i put them on the roosting bar they still end up there .. i got washable nesting pads and switch them out all the time bc i can’t get them to stop sleeping there
 

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