Integrating 3-month-olds with 1-year-olds

[aart]

I wonder if it’s better to integrate them younger than me who’s trying to integrate 3-month-olds.

Easiest when very young!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/

 

[Harry4802]

Not yet. I still keep the littles in the house at night. I only have one coop, so I'm hoping by letting them get use to each other in the daytime it will go smoothly once they are all coop mates. Dreading that first night !

 

[Sarah2020]

Not yet. I still keep the littles in the house at night. I only have one coop, so I'm hoping by letting them get use to each other in the daytime it will go smoothly once they are all coop mates. Dreading that first night !

Same with dreading the first night...

 

[Mamatomany123]

How is your coop setup? In mine I have 2 roost, one higher than the other. Right now all of the big ones are in the high roosts and tonight the 5 week olds got onto the lower roost. It's far enough away that the big ones cant peck them.

 

[Yardmom]

Don't stress over nights. The birds sleep then. Some people integrate by sticking birds in at night for the first contact.