Thanks for the reassurance. They will have a nice coop to be in so they should be able to stay dry and out of the wind.
Been there - just two days ago put my 5.5 weekers out.....all 22 of them. I'd had the heat lamp off them for a while, and kept the window open unless it was blowing hard - getting them used to chilly is one thing - dumping frigid drafts directly on them is something else again. It's been snowing here off and on, lows in the mid to high 20s and daytime highs stretching hard to get into the upper 40s'. They are thriving! Everyone eating well, drinking well, running in and out of the pop door, and I can almost hear the rest of the their feathers coming in. Now, they were very well feathered - don't want anyone thinking I tossed 22 downy little chicks out into a blizzard or anything.Yes, they are completely feathered and look like little chickens...I love them but man, 19 chickens in my laundry room is starting to be too much
No sense cleaning his office until you're SURE you have enough chicks to get you through until next year.Been there - just two days ago put my 5.5 weekers out.....all 22 of them. I'd had the heat lamp off them for a while, and kept the window open unless it was blowing hard - getting them used to chilly is one thing - dumping frigid drafts directly on them is something else again. It's been snowing here off and on, lows in the mid to high 20s and daytime highs stretching hard to get into the upper 40s'. They are thriving! Everyone eating well, drinking well, running in and out of the pop door, and I can almost hear the rest of the their feathers coming in. Now, they were very well feathered - don't want anyone thinking I tossed 22 downy little chicks out into a blizzard or anything.But I was so happy to get them outside - until I realized that means I now have to hire a bulldozer and get the dust out of Ken's office before he can use it again.
