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Sending the kids outside to play is good for their feather growth. It will acclimatize them to cooler temps quicker and they will be weaned off night time heat sooner. Just watch for signs of chilling and let them go back inside. But I think they'll do fine at 60F.

I wouldn't worry about sand "solidifying" in a chicken's crop. Have you ever watched a cement truck with the big barrel turning on the back keeping the sand and other ingredients of cement mixed and in a liquid state? That's sort of how a chicken's crop functions. It's constantly churning and...

If your sand is coarse and very heavy, you can add dry soil to it or peat moss or simply use dry soil as the dirt bath medium or plain peat moss. Peat moss makes an excellent dirt bath for baby chicks since it's light and fluffy and they can really toss it around with total abandon. It will...