Switching it up

[sierraboots]

Hello all! I have successfully got my first flock outside to the coop and they’ve been flourishing for around a month now. Then Orschelns had the chicks I was dying for so I had to have some of those. So my second flock is around a month now, fully feathered.
I’m making some changes in my first flock outside today and 2 of the cockerels are being rehomed. I was thinking this would be a good day to introduce the younger ones. I have a dog kennel that I’ll put inside the coop for the littler ones. The weather is 70-80s during the day, 50s at night.
Is this how you would recommend going about it or is that too much change for one day?

 

[aart]

Adding the chicks kennel to the coop on same day as cockerels are removed should be fine, might even be a good distraction and getting two changes done at once can be advantageous. Chickens don't like change much, but they get over it pretty quick-in a couple hours to a couple days.

How old are the older chicks?
How many birds in each group?
How big is your coop and run?
Dimensions and pics would help.

Pics below of how I integrated different groups of chicks using a kennel.
I ended up removing the crate door and putting a better piece of fencing over the opening, just bent up a corner of fencing for tiny chicks to fit thru.
I do it differently now when adding chicks to the flock.
@blackdog043 has a better crate set up using cardboard.

 

[sierraboots]

Adding the chicks kennel to the coop on same day as cockerels are removed should be fine, might even be a good distraction and getting two changes done at once can be advantageous. Chickens don't like change much, but they get over it pretty quick-in a couple hours to a couple days.

How old are the older chicks?
How many birds in each group?
How big is your coop and run?
Dimensions and pics would help.

Pics below of how I integrated different groups of chicks using a kennel.
I ended up removing the crate door and putting a better piece of fencing over the opening, just bent up a corner of fencing for tiny chicks to fit thru.
I do it differently now when adding chicks to the flock.
@blackdog043 has a better crate set up using cardboard.

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This is what I ended up doing last night and everyone was great this morning when I went out

 

[aart]

Cool!
Give that a few days or so, then fashion a 'tiny door'....and maybe 'show them' how to use it.

 

[sierraboots]

Cool!
Give that a few days or so, then fashion a 'tiny door'....and maybe 'show them' how to use it.

Will do, thank you!

 

[blackdog043]

Here's what I came up with, I made two doors. I attached the cardboard on the inside with zip ties, to hold it in place. This way I could close the crate door if I needed to. I had access to the brooder from the top of the x-pen. I just noticed your crate only has one door, maybe you could attach a piece of cardboard with a couple pieces of wire or long twist ties, so you can take it down to have access when needed.

 

[sierraboots]

Here's what I came up with, I made two doors. I attached the cardboard on the inside with zip ties, to hold it in place. This way I could close the crate door if I needed to. I had access to the brooder from the top of the x-pen. I just noticed your crate only has one door, maybe you could attach a piece of cardboard with a couple pieces of wire or long twist ties, so you can take it down to have access when needed.

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Awesome this helps. Thank you!