- Jul 10, 2010
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I have a small flock of chickens, being 5 young RIR hens and a rooster. One hen went broody and hatched 6 chicks and 5 have lived. I separated the hen and chicks from the rest of the flock 4 weeks ago, 3 weeks before the chicks hatched. All I did was split the coop in half with 4 foot chicken wire where each group can see and really touch one another. There never seems to be any problems. May question is when could I take the fence down and let the two groups together with no worry about the older chickens hurting the young ones. The chicks are now 11 days old. Thanks for any help. Benny