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Oh yes. I've found they adjust much better to the dark if it gradually gets dark in the evening- putting them by a window is very handy for this reason. We rarely have the lights in the house blazing after the sun goes down, but if needed, I have put a light sheet over their box so they quiet...

P.s. too bad you can't construct a separate secure place for them outside- if I had your weather I'd throw'em outside as soon as I brought them home!

They shouldn't need the heat lamp or any light at night after three weeks if they are inside. I like to move them near a window after three weeks so they can get up with the sun and go down with the sun- like the big girls do. However, I have never found a doable home for them during their 3-5...

The first nights they spend outside (alone, cold and helpless, I'm sure) are hard. But it gets easier every time. I have two 5 week olds in the coop full time now, sleeping in an enclosed nest box and eating on the other side of the run fence (they fit through the pickets, but the grown ups...

your safe place can also be a box with a small opening in it. doesn't have to take up much space. i have enclosed a nesting box for this purpose in the past, leaving a small opening for the chicks to come and go, get food, roost, etc. then uncovered the box when they started roosting with the...

you could put a "safe place" in- a box or fenced area that the chicks can get into but not the grown ups. my coop/run is separated from main yard by a picket fence. the chicks can go between the coop/yard and our yard as they choose because they fit between the pickets. this works VERY well for...