When to let 6 week old girls and 4 week old girls stay together permanently

[CrazyChickMommaOppe]

We did the look no touch for a few days, and now are on day 3 of hanging out all together. They are getting along pretty well for the most part. A tiff here, a peck here. But I would like to get the together permanently so they can get established and then slowly introduce this crew to our older girls. Any suggestions from others who have gone through this?

We have to leave in 2 hours, and I don't want to come home to a dead chick. They are currently outside in a puppy pen we have, for the last 3 hours.

 

[rosemarythyme]

They should probably be fine staying together. The younger ones aren't all that much smaller at this point, and it's definitely easier putting young birds together than waiting until they're older and then trying to do so.

 

[aart]

Are they in separate brooders when not in the puppy pen?
I've had to do this, had 3 age groups in 3 brooders and used a day pen for introductions.
One they got along OK in the day pen, I moved them to a section of the coop to begin 'see not touch' with the flock.

 

[CrazyChickMommaOppe]

Are they in separate brooders when not in the puppy pen?
I've had to do this, had 3 age groups in 3 brooders and used a day pen for introductions.
One they got along OK in the day pen, I moved them to a section of the coop to begin 'see not touch' with the flock.

They were in separate brooders but spent the days outside, in the pen. They have been doing so well together now that they are in the same brooder. Next step, is getting our flock to accept our 13 new comers into the coop