Funny: I'm very careful about this when I'm brooding/raising the chicks myself. I only put them out on warm days, and then just for a couple of hours, until they're feathered out.
But my broody hatches out peeps in February and has them outside on day 3 of life, scratching and peeping happily...
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Yes, I've been to Polyface several times: I get a lot of good ideas from them, though I don't have so much space to implement them. Thanks for the link! Pendleton County's not so bad-looking itself.
Hello! I've followed this site for a little while but am only now joining the forums... it was that warning about them being "addictive" that scared me off for a bit.
I was raised in a suburb with no chicken or garden experience until about 8 years ago. I got books, advice from friends and...