Is it Just me or is this keeping chicks inside for weeks a bit strange and alien to the chicks?
Our chicks have been hatched for two weeks now. They had 1 week in the Nursery with a light and then as the spring is fairly warm they have been outside during the day ever since. They love it, running and jumping, flapping their little wings. We bring them in at night but they have no more light on and sleep sound together at temperatures of 9ish They are now 11 days and even though it's overcast and 14 degrees they were so happy to get out this morning.
Is it just me??
When we have them hatched with their mums, which we will later in the spring (maybe May) they are outside within a day. Surely you are over molly coddling them, keeping them indoors until so late. I think you are in danger of breeding out any hardiness in the poor creatures. Next they will want to sit in front of the Playstation during the long summer days and develop anaemia. Where does the doctrine come from?
I hope others will back me on this? Because these chicks of yours are being kept in too long. If you are in colder climes at least get the light off a bit sooner, they are very much more hardy than you think.
Just my two Penneth
Stef
Our chicks have been hatched for two weeks now. They had 1 week in the Nursery with a light and then as the spring is fairly warm they have been outside during the day ever since. They love it, running and jumping, flapping their little wings. We bring them in at night but they have no more light on and sleep sound together at temperatures of 9ish They are now 11 days and even though it's overcast and 14 degrees they were so happy to get out this morning.
Is it just me??
When we have them hatched with their mums, which we will later in the spring (maybe May) they are outside within a day. Surely you are over molly coddling them, keeping them indoors until so late. I think you are in danger of breeding out any hardiness in the poor creatures. Next they will want to sit in front of the Playstation during the long summer days and develop anaemia. Where does the doctrine come from?
I hope others will back me on this? Because these chicks of yours are being kept in too long. If you are in colder climes at least get the light off a bit sooner, they are very much more hardy than you think.
Just my two Penneth
Stef