When should I let my pullets out with the hens?

[ehoneybee]

Nobody has brought this up but the chasing and pecking are normal.
It will get better when everybody starts laying.

One of them got out into the run yesterday and the hens didn't even seem to notice!

 

[Chickassan]

Great! It is always good when they ignore the kids....quieter too!

One of them got out into the run yesterday and the hens didn't even seem to notice!

 

[hispoptart]

Well that's a great sign so far.

 

[ehoneybee]

Yes you will still need to supply oyster shell for the older girls.

What about grinding up their egg shells?

 

[ehoneybee]

I have the oyster shell out but I don't think they're eating it. They're also not producing nearly as many eggs as usual. Will the grower feed have that affect on the layers?

 

[trumpeting_angel]

Here (Vermont) the days are getting shorter, about 12 1/2 hours. Could that have slowed their laying?

 

[ehoneybee]

Here (Vermont) the days are getting shorter, about 12 1/2 hours. Could that have slowed their laying?

Ha ha nope! Just laying in another coop. Forgot to update

 

[hispoptart]

Grinding up the shells should be a good source of calcium.

 

[HudspethsHens]

One of them got out into the run yesterday and the hens didn't even seem to notice!

I just started letting my 4 chicks that are 9 weeks old out with my 3 who are 19 weeks old, now of them are laying yet. The older ones are pretty bossy and the younger ones just keep to themselves. They have been in separate coops/runs so able to see each other for about 4 weeks, so I took the leep and they seem fine. I do want to get them all in the same coop/run this weekend so fingers crossed they do ok. The coop has plenty of room and 3 roosts. Any advice out there?
Here’s a picture of the inside. Just can’t see the roosts.

 

[jreardon1918]

We brooded the chicks in the run from just a few days old. At 4 weeks we opened 3 chick panic doors. They come out and mingle at times. And they get some pecking and chasing. Plenty of hiding places in the run.

The last couple nights they have moved into the coop at night. Sleeping on a log inside there coop. They are 6 weeks old.