SimplyLivinthatFarmLife
Crowing
So sorry for your loss. You did everything possible to save them. I have had to integrate a few times and I am truly a "Mother Hen" when it comes to chicks. I know I keep mine in the basement way too long, but it's just a security thing with me. I am able to separate them in their run so they see each other for a few weeks without actually coming into contact. At night, I put them in the coop in a cage to get acclimated to the coop life. After about two weeks, I let them all free range together. Then I start putting them on the roost at night after the older girls have put themselves in the coop. It's a process, but I'm sure I overdo it! Good luck to you!