Integration success!

imneva

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here’s my story and i’m sticking to it! I have to admit I was full of trepidation. I was sure of issues occurring.
1 I moved the 4 weekers out to the coop but kept them within a dog cage kennel thing. On warm pretty days I put them in the run in an exterior broader run of their own. At all times look no touchy. I did this for a month. I then added obstacles to the run as well as hiding spots. Well,yesterday evening just before beddy by time I opened the teeny chicken door flaps I made in their exterior brooder in the run. They stepped in and out on their own. The 3 later roosting ladies totally ignored them. After the big girls were all roosting I put the babies into their night time interior brooder within the coop. This morning I simply opened their brooder door and let them out. The big girls could have cared less. I stayed and watched for an hour or so. Zero incidents !The babies even went to roost with the big girls! Life is good!
 

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View attachment 1789446 View attachment 1789447 View attachment 1789448 View attachment 1789449 View attachment 1789446 here’s my story and i’m sticking to it! I have to admit I was full of trepidation. I was sure of issues occurring.
1 I moved the 4 weekers out to the coop but kept them within a dog cage kennel thing. On warm pretty days I put them in the run in an exterior broader run of their own. At all times look no touchy. I did this for a month. I then added obstacles to the run as well as hiding spots. Well,yesterday evening just before beddy by time I opened the teeny chicken door flaps I made in their exterior brooder in the run. They stepped in and out on their own. The 3 later roosting ladies totally ignored them. After the big girls were all roosting I put the babies into their night time interior brooder within the coop. This morning I simply opened their brooder door and let them out. The big girls could have cared less. I stayed and watched for an hour or so. Zero incidents !The babies even went to roost with the big girls! Life is good!
I’m glad that I’m not the only one that uses duck tape on the chicken wire/hardware clothe. I use duck tape fore everything, (watch out MacGyver!!!) I hope my integration goes as smoothly, I have about 3 more weeks to find out!!
 
View attachment 1789446 View attachment 1789447 View attachment 1789448 View attachment 1789449 View attachment 1789446 here’s my story and i’m sticking to it! I have to admit I was full of trepidation. I was sure of issues occurring.
1 I moved the 4 weekers out to the coop but kept them within a dog cage kennel thing. On warm pretty days I put them in the run in an exterior broader run of their own. At all times look no touchy. I did this for a month. I then added obstacles to the run as well as hiding spots. Well,yesterday evening just before beddy by time I opened the teeny chicken door flaps I made in their exterior brooder in the run. They stepped in and out on their own. The 3 later roosting ladies totally ignored them. After the big girls were all roosting I put the babies into their night time interior brooder within the coop. This morning I simply opened their brooder door and let them out. The big girls could have cared less. I stayed and watched for an hour or so. Zero incidents !The babies even went to roost with the big girls! Life is good!
Yay! Congrats!
 
I’m glad that I’m not the only one that uses duck tape on the chicken wire/hardware clothe. I use duck tape fore everything, (watch out MacGyver!!!) I hope my integration goes as smoothly, I have about 3 more weeks to find out!!

I was in the Navy. Duct tape, rtv, zip ties and a hammer could fix just about everything lol
 

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