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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    We moved them outside this morning, and they didn't blink. For chicks that had never seen outside, they didn't seem fazed at all. It seemed cold and breezy to me, but they didn't act any differently, so I think they were comfortable. We had only assembled one Eglu so far as we assumed they...
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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    At this point, I would just about pay people to take them! I'm happy to keep however many fit comfortably in the two Eglus (and shore those up as needed--we added smaller mesh to the dog crates already) at this point, but that's it. Two hours of brooder cleaning a day and coming home from work...
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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    Yes, that was my hunch. Again, we will get rid of hens until they fit comfortably, but it's impossible to know the numbers right now--exact size of adults, hens vs. roosters, etc. We haven't even assembled the Eglus yet, and anything is a step up from dog crates in the house at this point. For...
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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    Yes, we will absolutely not be keeping all 24 birds. I don't know how to handle posting pictures--it's impossible to tell them apart enough to avoid photographing the same one twice. Some have larger combs or whatever, but I can't tell those apart from the others with combs. And I'd never know...
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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    Thank you all so much for the swift and reassuring responses! We have the Eglu cube (so the larger one) with an extended run (13 feet, I think). We also have waterproof/wind proof covers for the runs and perches for a bit more space. We need to assemble it, but if it looks too small, we have...
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    Moving 6.5 Week Old Marans Outside

    I've never posted before, but I can't seem to find an answer in old threads, so I'm trying it out. We have 24 6-week-old black copper marans that we need to move outside. They are currently in the house in several giant dog crates we've attached together. This is obviously not ideal, but we...
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