I put my Easter Egger chicks outside in their coop at 5 weeks. It was in the mid 40’s at night and upper 70’s to low 80’s during the day (first week of March in Central Texas). They were getting out of the brooder and really starting to stink it up faster than I cared to clean it. I put a few...
I use a broom and get my 5 chickens down every night, then into the coop. I press under their chests with the broom, they step on it and I lower them down. A little bit of a pain, but it’s kind of like tucking them in at night. I tried locking them in for a couple days and it didn’t help. I...