I moved the 6 wk old Silkies out today - it's a nice bright sunny day and the high 50s temps don't seem to phase them. They are having a blast out there - very glad to be out of their very cooped up brooder!
I've got the heat lamp inside the barn so they will have a little extra heat tonight, but they are all fully feathered and they are not calling for below freezing temps for at least another week so I think they will be OK. If it gets REALLY cold they can always go back into the brooder for the night.
I'm glad to have them out of the house - now there's just the 19 week old babies in here with me.
I've turned the outdoor cam on so you can see them in the 'ChickNBarn/Run' - it's in the right of the image. At night I'll switch the view to the brooder so you can see the little babies running around too.
Enjoy!
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I've got the heat lamp inside the barn so they will have a little extra heat tonight, but they are all fully feathered and they are not calling for below freezing temps for at least another week so I think they will be OK. If it gets REALLY cold they can always go back into the brooder for the night.
I'm glad to have them out of the house - now there's just the 19 week old babies in here with me.
I've turned the outdoor cam on so you can see them in the 'ChickNBarn/Run' - it's in the right of the image. At night I'll switch the view to the brooder so you can see the little babies running around too.
Enjoy!
www.arlee453.camstreams.com