You can put them in the coop with the others but always separate them. Especially chicks with older birds -the hens will kill them most likely. Make them their own enclosed area (with a solid roof so th eothers don't roost and poop ontheir cage)until they are prolly about 2 -3 months before you can let them mingle and that I would only do when I was there. To supervise bully birds.
I had so many birds in my coop it was just easier to build another coop for babies. I did have an 8' brooder built into the coop but once the birds came out they'd get picked on.
No more babies for awhile here...yeah, I say that every year. LOL
Janet
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> Glad this was brought up -- we'll buy a few new chicks in April. Last year (our first time) we keep them under a heat lamp at night until mid May and feathering out. We kept them in an open wire dog crate with chicken wire around the bottom and in the garage. This year we have a cozy coop --so if we put them in a crate inside the coop with the others they should be ok (depending on weather) so here are my questions
> 1) as babies can we put them in a seperate crate in the coop with their own food and water?
> 2)Will they be ok (safe) with the other chickens?
> 3)Will that help with integrating them into the group?
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> So much to learn!!!!
>
> Rita
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> > We usually wait until the newbies have grown large enough to hold their own
> > with the big girls and not get trampled or pushed aside at feeding time. If
> > they are separate - but within sight of each other - integration is usually
> > very easy.
> >
> > Janet - Healdsburg CA
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