Recent content by poohbidaboo

Hey......a bunch of chicken lovers from Michigan, we are from Kalamazoo and have 6 week babies (3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Black ???) Just finished their run outside today and this is their first night in the coop alone.

I am very new to this as well, but we only started with 3 Rhoad Island Reds and 3 Black ??? It's alot of fun, mine are 5 weeks old and we are finishing their coop this weekend. I learned most everything I know off from BYC... Have Fun!

Thank you for the insight, the nights go down into the 50's but I think this weekend they are headed out....yes I am crazy and addicted for keeping them in my home for the first 5 weeks, but cleaning up the dust was well worth it (I got tons of enjoyment watching them grow so big so fast) LOL

Hello everyone - I am certainly new to this, we decided to raise a few chickens for egg layers. Easter weekend, we got 3 black and 3 red babies. They are now 5 weeks old and starting to feather nicely. I am not sure when I can actually put them out in their pen & coop, we live in Michigan and...