Question

[Mandied]

When should our new babies go into the coop permanently? It's getting colder and we are trying to figure when we should get them in there. They will be 7 weeks Saturday.

 

[3KillerBs]

Where, in general, are you? Climate matters.

That said, if your 7-week-olds are fully feathered and you've weaned them off heat then you can certainly start acclimating them to the outdoors. My 6-week-old Australorp chicks have been handling temperatures in the low-20sF over the past week (though I admit that Australorps tend to mature quickly).

Do you have adult chickens too?

 

[Mandied]

Where, in general, are you? Climate matters.

That said, if your 7-week-olds are fully feathered and you've weaned them off heat then you can certainly start acclimating them to the outdoors. My 6-week-old Australorp chicks have been handling temperatures in the low-20sF over the past week (though I admit that Australorps tend to mature quickly).

Do you have adult chickens too?

We live in Southern Indiana. This week has been nice but last week it was really cold. Yes we have 3 adults that are in the coop already.

 

[3KillerBs]

We live in Southern Indiana. This week has been nice but last week it was really cold. Yes we have 3 adults that are in the coop already.

This nice weather is the time to get them acclimated then.

 

[Mandied]

This nice weather is the time to get them acclimated then.

We had them in the run earlier this evening. We are worried how the 3 older ones will do with them more so 2 of the 3 both our oegb can be mean. Our d'uccle is kind of a push over she gets picked on

 

[3KillerBs]

We had them in the run earlier this evening. We are worried how the 3 older ones will do with them more so 2 of the 3 both our oegb can be mean. Our d'uccle is kind of a push over she gets picked on

Here are some useful articles on integration:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/my-coop-brooder-and-integration.74591/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-“see-but-don’t-touch”-method.67839/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/adding-to-your-flock.47756/

 

[Mandied]

Here are some useful articles on integration:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/my-coop-brooder-and-integration.74591/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-“see-but-don’t-touch”-method.67839/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/adding-to-your-flock.47756/

Thank you

 

[Mandied]

Here are some useful articles on integration:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-new-birds-at-4-weeks-old.72603/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/my-coop-brooder-and-integration.74591/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-“see-but-don’t-touch”-method.67839/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/adding-to-your-flock.47756/

We are working on trying to borrow a dog crate from my sister. She has one that would fit into our coop.

 

[Chickenlover2009]

How big are they?
If they have all their feathers and seem big enough to mostly fend for themselves, they should be fine.
When it drops below about 50 degrees or they are obviously cold, then you basically have to put them in the coop. The other chickens shouldn't pick on them too much if the new chicks can stay together. The more newbies there are, the less likely the older ones are to hurt them, in my experience. But it is a good idea to get them used to being with the other chickens when the weather is nice, so it's not completely necessary to get them in with the others in a hurry.
(I hope this makes sense, sometimes it makes more sense in my head, lol )
Best of luck!

 

[Mandied]

How big are they?
If they have all their feathers and seem big enough to mostly fend for themselves, they should be fine.
When it drops below about 50 degrees or they are obviously cold, then you basically have to put them in the coop. The other chickens shouldn't pick on them too much if the new chicks can stay together. The more newbies there are, the less likely the older ones are to hurt them, in my experience. But it is a good idea to get them used to being with the other chickens when the weather is nice, so it's not completely necessary to get them in with the others in a hurry.
(I hope this makes sense, sometimes it makes more sense in my head, lol )
Best of luck!

Here are our new one. They will be 7 weeks Saturday. They are all 4 actually already bigger than our 3 older ones. Size wise anyway.