Splitting up brooder mates

[KS_Chicken_Wrangler]

I'm curious to get some input here regarding how to best handle separating brooder mates...or if this is even a "problem." Here's the scenario: I will be ordering 35 chicks from Ideal here in the next couple of weeks. My initial plan is to put them all in the new brooder I just built. Now comes the curveball, I want to keep the four Lavender Orpingtons at home in their grow out pen and garden box coop, and the others I will move out to to my dad's place where we have the rest of the flock set up. I have a grow-out pen there and we will be building another large coop next to it.

Is this a problem to have them all as brooder mates and then separate them out like this? Should I brood the Lavender Orpingtons separately? Am I overthinking everything right now (LOL)?

Any and all advice is appreciated. I just want my birds to be as happy as they can and avoid any unnecessary drama if at all possible.

 

[sourland]

Your plan should cause no problems.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Is this a problem to have them all as brooder mates and then separate them out like this? Should I brood the Lavender Orpingtons separately?

Your plan sounds perfect.

Am I overthinking everything right now (LOL)?

Yes.

 

[500Chickens]

i think it would be fine to leave them together but maybe use legbands so you can identify them easier

(I love Lavender Orpingtons)