How old should chicks be before I start making then sleep in the coop with my existing flock?

[BDutch]

But that's what I wrote. It's also shown in the picture I posted.
They will roost with the flock but in a separate group provided there is enough space to do so.

You are right. My apologies for reacting too soon / not reading under the photo.

 

[User690263]

Welcome to BYC! Feel free to make yourself right at home

 

[N F C]

Hello, it's nice to meet you..best of luck with the integration!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

We integrated two separate small groups of silkies this fall, one group then was four months old and one group five months old. To this day, they still sleep on the floor in one corner all huddled up together. I guess I'll have to go out one night and put them all up where they roost and let them wake up together. I think in our case, they just got so used to it they've kept doing it.

 

[BDutch]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

We integrated two separate small groups of silkies this fall, one group then was four months old and one group five months old. To this day, they still sleep on the floor in one corner all huddled up together. I guess I'll have to go out one night and put them all up where they roost and let them wake up together. I think in our case, they just got so used to it they've kept doing it.

Silkies are famous of being nest sleepers. Most chicks start to roost between 6-10 weeks in a juvenile friendly environment with good roosting possibilities. Others are usually easy to train if the circumstances are right.
But I have been reading that Silkies are difficult to to train and some are impossible to learn. Which leaves the owners to clean out the pooped nest daily for their whole lives.

 

[Debbie292d]

Silkies are famous of being nest sleepers. Most chicks start to roost between 6-10 weeks in a juvenile friendly environment with good roosting possibilities. Others are usually easy to train if the circumstances are right.
But I have been reading that Silkies are difficult to to train and some are impossible to learn. Which leaves the owners to clean out the pooped nest daily for their whole lives.

Their "roost" is on top of the nest boxes mostly, some in front of them, and just a couple in them.



This shows almost to theother end. Nobody's on the front rail in these but these days there are several. I just put stall refresher up there and use a wallpaper brush and 4" drywall putty knife to clean it every couple of weeks.

 

[Jener8or]

Hi! It's nice to have you here! I hope the flock assimilation is going well for your two girls!

Thanks for joining and welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[Tookie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! Good luck integrating your two girls!