Introducing 2 groups of chickens

[Gerrica]

I have 14 week old salmon fav and a few easter eggers. I have 5 week old olive egger and black maran . Would the 14 week olds be aggressive towards them? It's warm enough outside I've been keeping the 5 week olds in a wired enclosure a couple hours a day with the 14 week olds running free. They seem to just walk around the pen and lay in front of it but nothing else . The 14 week olds still sound like babies themselves so I was wondering if that's why

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

The answer is yes, they would usually be a little aggressive.

But keeping them in a look but don't touch set up is part of the suggestion for successful integration. So you are well on your way. I would take the next step in a supervised manner or add a little door to your current set up that the big chickens can't get into. I do this by lifting the end of the tractor a few inches at a couple of locations. The littles already see that as their safety zone and should venture out a little further each day running back to it as needed.

 

[Gerrica]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

The answer is yes, they would usually be a little aggressive.

But keeping them in a look but don't touch set up is part of the suggestion for successful integration. So you are well on your way. I would take the next step in a supervised manner or add a little door to your current set up that the big chickens can't get into. I do this by lifting the end of the tractor a few inches at a couple of locations. The littles already see that as their safety zone and should venture out a little further each day running back to it as needed.

Tractor? I keep reading posts about tractors. I'm not sure I understand what that is

 

[EggSighted4Life]

It's simply an enclosure that you can move around, sometimes with a small attached coop. And I think often has a top to prevent them from getting out or predators in.