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We were out of town this weekend and left the babies with the chicken sitters AKA neighbors. The little one FINALLY is getting feathers on her body. Her wing feathers are darkening up too. I put the heating pad in the brooder and am watching to see if they figure it out. So far, not so much...

I am wondering if I should do this for mine the first week. I can take out one of the roosting bars and build them a cave in the corner. They would still have the other bar if they wanted it.

Thank you for the suggestions. The youngest is actually 6 weeks old. It is strange that she doesn't have more of her big girl feathers. I notice since she has been spending time in the run during the day her feathers have really started growing in better.

Sorry to hijack this post. I was just looking at our overnight Temps for next week and it will be in the high 20s and 30s. If I move the ladies outside should I put something like this in for the little one since she is still mostly fluff even at almost 6 weeks? I can certainly put a thick...

Thanks for this post! I have 3 chicks and 2 of them are getting large and have most of their feathers. The 3rd is just started getting her tail feathers. I have had them almost 6 weeks and this week is the perfect weather wise. They spend the day in the run but I am worried about the little one...