New chicks!

Though I don't know what else you have, if the "other girls" are full-size, mature birds, I'd wait until they're quite a bit older (larger) to integrate them. I'd hate to hear that the older birds killed the 4-week-olds in the close confines of a coop overnight...
The chicks will be in the coop in their own “little coop”, a see no touch.
 
Little update! Chicks are now 3 weeks old! I want to put them in the coop with my others but i’m not sure if it’s too cold for them, it’s getting down to mid 60s and 50s at night.
They should be good in 1 more week (need a bit more feathering) as long as you're actively working on weaning them off heat.
 
Chicks are 4 weeks old today and officially moved into the coop! The buff orpington which i named buffy, is looking like a pullet but the EE i’m not too sure about yet...
 

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I've found the Buff Orpingtons are easy to sex starting around 4-6 weeks. I've had a couple that I wasn't sure about until 8 weeks, but the roosters always have much larger/redder combs & wattles, early on. Do you have a picture of the the BO head, comb/wattles?.
 
I've found the Buff Orpingtons are easy to sex starting around 4-6 weeks. I've had a couple that I wasn't sure about until 8 weeks, but the roosters always have much larger/redder combs & wattles, early on. Do you have a picture of the the BO head, comb/wattles?.
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This is the only close up picture i have. I’m almost positive she’s a pullet but the EE is the one i’m not sure about.
 

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