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Yes it has been my experience that 1 full week in the coop for adjustment purposes is imperative before allowing the free range which we have done with our chickens in the past. As I had mentioned earlier I had purchased mature chickens in the past so these are our first...
Weather has been mild, though expecting severe t-storms today so I may wait 1 more day....they are feathered and fiesty! lol....temps been in the mild 80's so I'm thinking the sooner the better. Just wasn't sure if there was a standard guideline on age.
I have 6, 5 week old golden comets. These little girls have grown big very quickly. They have started using their temp. roosting pole in the indoor pen and I was wondering if this is a good time to move them out into the coop. We lost all of our previous 4 bantams to a dreadful dog! (which has...