How to blend two mamas and their chicks without warfare???

[vbgarden]

Chicks are hatching!

Now on to the next problem! Hoping for a fast response from a more experienced banty owner. I have one banty mom with two chicks about 10 days old. Second banty mom (her daughter!) is right now hatching at least three chicks. Mom#2 is in a protected, separate little area I set aside for her when it became clear that Mom#1 was trying to force her out of her nest, taking over the eggs, even with her two hatchlings in tow! However... I have a very small coop and I've already got it partitioned in half to keep the moms in a "Nursery Area" away from the others. Now that area is halved and only one has access to an outside bit of yard with her chicks. What are my odds of dropping the partition in a few days to allow both hens (with their chicks) free access to the entire Nursery area of the coop/yard? Am I just asking for chicken wars? I can't leave everything as is for long, neither set will have enough room.

If anyone has advice on the best, most diplomatic methods for bringing the two families together, please post your suggestions. All ideas greatly appreciated!
Sybil

 

[redrocketrooster]

I would see if you could integrate the chicks with one mother maybe? I have no idea how two mother may play out.

 

[Wiglwerm]

Worst case senario seperate the chicks and put them together in a nursery, and let the moms with the rest of the flock. Remember, when we buy our babies at the feed store they are shipped out to them at one day old! (funny thing is I'm about to have the same thing going on at the end of the month) Good Luck