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I've found it in a lot of the older poultry books. And it's happened consistently with mine - birds who roost young would sometimes get crooked breast ones, something I never saw in those who roosted late. It's more common in cockerels than pullets. It's a result of the pressure from the roost...

Oh, even with a harsh winter, they will be PLENTY ready to go outside at 10 weeks or so. No need to keep them indoors until March. Until then, they should be fine in a large cage. Don't provide any roosting material - roosting too young can cause crooked breastbones, and should be avoided until...

A garage is adequate, as long as they are inside something like a large dog kennel. Otherwise you're going to end up with chickens crawling all over the place. Please keep in mind that coop and run are not synonymous; coop is where they sleep, and run is where they spend the day. Runs should...