age for coop

  1. Quailberries

    When can my girls go in the coop?

    I know the usual coop age is 4-6 weeks, but I've been hearing of people getting them out at 3 weeks or even younger successfully with heating, which we do have. We have 2 pullets who will be turning 4 weeks on Wednesday and another 2 that will be around 2 weeks on Wednesday. They are all...
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  2. McChickenMc

    6 weekers: ready for coop? Fly? Scraps?

    I have 4 6 week old chickens. They are getting big fast. Due to small kids, we don't hold them frequently, so I'm trying hoping food scraps can help win their trust. We are prepping our coop and I think they would like it better outside (50-60degreed day, 40 night). In the interim, I'd like to...
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