Welsummer? Pullet?

[LadiesAndJane]

You would have to integrate them. But yes, they are ready. Some people just put them in and have no problems. However, I like to use the see no touch method for at least a week. I place a crate or a prefab coop in my larger coop. Thats where the new additions go. That way, they learn where their coop is and the flock can get used to them.

Agreed. Depends also if your older girls are laying age or not. Much easier to integrate if they are not.

 

[ImaCLinTX]

Agreed. Depends also if your older girls are laying age or not. Much easier to integrate if they are not.

I have 4 - 4.5 yo (1 still laying), 2- 1.5 yo (laying) and am integrating 5 3 mos old. I keep babies in the backyard and the outdoor chicken run is on the outside of fence so they have been seeing each other all along. The BCM cockerel was put in with big girls several weeks ago and he is a little picked on but nothing too bad. I usually place them in the Big coop at night when integrating. (Excuse new sod and dog toy lol)

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I have 4 - 4.5 yo (1 still laying), 2- 1.5 yo (laying) and am integrating 5 3 mos old. I keep babies in the backyard and the outdoor chicken run is on the outside of fence so they have been seeing each other all along. The BCM cockerel was put in with big girls several weeks ago and he is a little picked on but nothing too bad. I usually place them in the Big coop at night when integrating. (Excuse new sod and dog toy lol)View attachment 2797232

You can try putting them together but stay close if you need to intervene. It also depends on the personalities of the individual chickens. I have had older hens try to kill younger pullets (4 month olds) even after doing the “look don’t touch” method for over a month, and others that have happily accepted the newbies. There are great threads under the “flock management” forum for more info.