Integrating youngsters into the main hut

[fluffy07]

Hi all,
We have 3 chicks in a maternity pen, and we need to get them into the main chicken hut before winter. They never go into the main pen, where the hut is. Feeding them out hasn't worked. They were born in the Summer and are now fully feathered. None of them are mature yet. The father and mother went into the hut weeks ago but the chicks didn't follow. Maybe we should have just picked them up and shoved them in, but it's been a hard time for me, with my husband having lung cancer. Some things have given. Any suggestions?

 

[aart]

A bit confused and the terms "pen" and "hut".
Can you post pics of these showing their positions?
How old are chicks, in weeks?
Did you buy these chicks, or incubate them, or did a broody hen hatch them for you?

This is how I integrate chicks:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/

 

[fluffy07]

I have a large chicken hut. I also have two smaller pens.hutches where the mums go when they have small chicks. These chicks are now 4 months old. The chicks were hatched under a broody. Hope this helps.