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  1. R

    Turkey poults in 5-6week range can they go into outdoor coop?

    Hello! I have 6 BBW turkey poults that are in the 5-6 week mark, they are feathered out everywhere but under their wings, they are almost 2 lbs each and have outgrown all fully indoor spaces. Its staying above 50°F at night and up to 70-80 during the day. I have finished prepairing their mostly...
    • Rwamp
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    • barn outside brooding poult turkey
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    • Forum: Turkeys
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    Chick integration to outside coop and the flock

    Hi all! I wanted to share my journey, hear from others and discuss about my chick integration to the flock. I have followed different ideas behind articles like this one: short-on-time-recycle-a-prefab-brooder The whole raising set up: From week 1 to week 3 chicks were staying inside the house...
    • PalomaNova
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    • 4 weeks old chick integration outside brooding outside in coop outside sleepers
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. kimbroad

    3 week old rhode island reds

    Hi everyone, I am new to raising chickens and have had my 3 rhode island red girls in the brooder for just over 3 weeks. I've just got their coop and set it up in the garage which is currently at a temp of around 18c/65f. I have set them up with a heat lamp hanging from the ceiling and hot...
  4. Cyprus

    Brooding: Inside or Outside?

    Do you prefer to brood your chicks inside a house or outside? Why? I'm planning on breeding this year, and traditionally we have always brooded inside our home. But we've had more than our fair share of consecutive months with chickens in the house and don't really want to spend 2+ more months...
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