I put them in the coop with the big girls last weekend, ( its 24 littles to 4 biggies) so the chicks have the advantage, and so far there have been absolutely no interactions between them, the biggies just act like they arent there, or stare down from the perch in disgust, but other than that, nothing, the chicks don't venture out of the coop at all, although the front doors are open and the back door is open, to the yard. My question is,.... it gets about low 40-to low 30s here, I have a heat lamp in the corner of the coop where they can go curl up, although they seem comfortable and are eating and very active around the feeder, they sure like to all sleep in a pile, is this normal, or are they too cold. they have no interest in the perchs yet, how much longer do they need the heat lamp? Should I start turning it off during the days and just on at night?? Any idea on when they'll show an interest in going out into the big world?? And Lastly, how long until they start interacting with the biggies?? Thanks for the input, I LOVE YOU GUYS
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