Bringing Chicks outside?

Saris

Crowing
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Apr 16, 2015
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How soon is too soon? I don't want to have them live out there but I want to bring them outside to play for a little bit each day, maybe 30 minutes with me supervising them. The weather is getting to be in the 70s regularly but I don't know if that is still too cold for them. My chickies are all 18 days old. When can I introduce them to the outdoors for some playtime?
 
3 WEEK OLD AND WEATHER GOOD AND TEMPS IN THE 70 S. I WOULD DO IT NOW.
AND ALSO
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Yep take them out to play. They could stay out for an hour or so. Give them something to go into if they get cold. They will huddle together to get warm.
 
When you let them outside, that's a great time for them to learn how to scratch the ground to look for feed. You can sprinkle it where they are and after a little while, their instincts kick in :). You can teach them to eat table scraps at 3-4 weeks old too. :D Good luck!
 
I just got 6 easter eggers a couple weeks ago, and they are growing so fast! I'm putting them with my adult chickens in a couple more weeks :D
 
These are all my adults: I have 2 Light Brahmas, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, and 1 Australorp :D I had another flock, but raccoons got em :/
 

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