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my chick is flying out of the brooder!

post #1 of 4
6/12/12 at 7:53am
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I have a bantam chick who is about 4 weeks old and is flying out of the brooder! The two BR pullets are about 2 and a half or three weeks old, and are trying to fly out, too! Can they move to the coop?
I have 2 BR pullets, Homeslice and Turkey a st.Bernard mix named bella, a poodle/ Italian greyhound mix named blizzard, and are getting new chicks soon!!! I play piano and clarinet, and sing with a choir.
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I have 2 BR pullets, Homeslice and Turkey a st.Bernard mix named bella, a poodle/ Italian greyhound mix named blizzard, and are getting new chicks soon!!! I play piano and clarinet, and sing with a choir.
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post #2 of 4
6/12/12 at 8:40am

Not sure what the temperatures are at night in Minnesota. If they have developed most of their feathers and temps are not dropping below about 50 degrees they can go out to the coop. You may want to give them a heat lamp to warm it up a little at night. The younger ones still need about 75-80 degrees. They will huddle together to keep warm. Mine went out at 4 weeks and the temps were dropping into the mid to low 50's at night. The only feathers they were missing were their heads. 


Edited by RonC - 6/12/12 at 8:44am

I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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post #3 of 4
6/12/12 at 9:04am

You can always put some screen or poultry netting over the brooder.  I fasten mine with clothes pins and it works just fine.

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post #4 of 4
6/12/12 at 10:32am

jumpy.gif, my two week old chicks discovered they have wings today. All of them are taking turns flapping and jumping. Fortunately, I have a wire rack covering the top of their enclosure... group shot web.JPG
 

In the big coop:  Cleo EE, Brownie SS, Barbie BR, Coco CW, Wynona GLW, Lacey SLW, Sophia GC, Heidi GL, Myrtle PR, Bernadette D, Cookie CM, Buffy & Goldie BO

In the little coop: Nora SLW, Pee-Wee BR, Mulan RP, Rouge RP, B1 BO, and the Raptors x3 EEs.

 

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In the big coop:  Cleo EE, Brownie SS, Barbie BR, Coco CW, Wynona GLW, Lacey SLW, Sophia GC, Heidi GL, Myrtle PR, Bernadette D, Cookie CM, Buffy & Goldie BO

In the little coop: Nora SLW, Pee-Wee BR, Mulan RP, Rouge RP, B1 BO, and the Raptors x3 EEs.

 

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