Just dealt with this. Felt I needed to throw it in here. Grew up raising birds so my second round with chickens has been deja vu... thought something was wrong with her because she was acting different, thought she might have an impacted egg because she had been laying funny but after picking...
you can put them out there now! We ordered baby chick's got them in February avg.temp 5°F lol and in the mildly drafty shed with 1 heat lamp and we lost none of them!!! 18ins.from the ground or whatever. You got it
what you think would chill them wouldn't. Don't do it. Use a large box even if you have to cut and duck tape it.they need lots of ventilation especially as babies. You don't want your hard earned money and time wasted Luke I said wing it with duck tape and cut up card board so it's large enough...
Fell4chicks Yes Yes Yes this is so true. I grew up in the country raising chickens. ALWAYS right after dawn. Like after 7 am. I live in the city now my only predators are raccoons and maybe a dog... and there's no way they're getting in even if I leave their yard door open all night. for anybody...
Since it's now may I've been going out at 6 am turning the light on in the coop opening the door to their yard and talk to them until they're all awake and talking back then I go back to bed lol once they're all roosted I'll close them in. No point in extra dusk hours if they're all already for...