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  1. K

    Came Home to Brand New Chicks Outside. Need Advice!

    Good morning y'all! My husband and I just came back from vacation yesterday and noticed that my bantam had two brand new baby chicks with her. I'm assuming they are about 2 days old at this point. She seems to be very protective of them, which is good. They are in the fenced in area with my...
  2. Fizzel15

    Are they ready to move to their coop?

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the chicken community, and I'd like to get your opinion. I have two Cinnamon Queens and one Salmon Faverolle that are 5 weeks old. The daytime temperatures are expected to range from the high 50s to 80s, with the lowest around 40 degrees. Is it safe to move them to...
  3. J

    Help! Coop for chicks is too hot!

    Hello all! Our coop in inside a barn and it easily reaches 95 in there during the day, we bought an electric fence because outside in the shade is much cooler but I just learned they have to be about 12 weeks to not squeeze through the holes in the fence. I’m doing everything I can to cool them...
  4. MamaGer8ty

    Is it ok if they stay in the run?

    I am a first timer here so please go easy on me! We finally finished our coop and run. The chickens all love it outside in the run but won’t go into the coop. I tried putting them in the coop first and they all just ran out. I’ve even moved their food and water to inside but they won’t go in and...
    • MamaGer8ty
    • Thread
    • 4 wks coop and run first time chicken owner outside living pictures water and food advice
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. T

    Acclimating chicks to outdoors in south Texas

    Our baby chicks are 4 weeks old today. We went ahead and staged their coop so we could begin bringing them outdoors for a little while each day to get them used to being outside. When we brought them out today from the brooder (high 90’s) they immediately began to show signs of heat distress...
  6. O1CrazyLady

    When can my ducklings be put in the back yard by the pond?

    When I got my ducklings the end of April 2019, my stepdaughter wanted some too. So, I got 10. I have been raising the ducklings until they are old enough for her to take to her property with a pond. Question: at what age can the ducklings be released onto her property with the pond. Currently...
    • O1CrazyLady
    • Thread
    • ducklings outside living ponds
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. DMJ1123

    Buff Orpingtons

    Hello! We're raising chickens for the first time here in Massachusetts. Our 6 Buff's are 4 weeks old now and getting quite rambunctious in the rubbermaid tub they're currently in. They're looking almost fully feathered. Looking for some advice regarding when to move them to the coop outside...
  8. PeaPod117

    Whens a good age to put chicks outside?

    My chicks and ducks are about 4 1/2 weeks old right now. I saw that people usually put their chicks out permanently at 5 weeks. They are outside in the hutch right now, it’s 1:20 am and the temperature is about 56-57 degrees (that’s the lowest it’s gonna be). My mom didn’t want me to put a...
  9. C

    Are my chicks really ready to move outside?

    Hello! I'm a first time chicken owner and probably over thinking and over reading. I just want to be sure my chicks really are ready to go outside. They are 5.5 weeks old. They are feathered, but I'm still just worried. I have a coop with a run attached, they have water and feed, it is only...
  10. cluckmecoop7

    when should I put my birds outside?

    Hi all, I was wondering when I should put my chicks outside. They are about a week old right now so I am not to worried...yet. I know they have to be fully feathered which is about 6 weeks, right? I want to get them out as soon as possible but I just don't want to put them out to soon. Thanks
  11. AshlyPashlee

    DIY Coop for my hens! Need tips!

    Hey all! So I just recently posted about my new chick/hens >> here. My mother and I are going to be building a coop soon. The feathers in my larger ones have already come through and they're ready to be placed outside soon. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on a small coop, so we are...
  12. C

    How to keep the bugs away?

    We live on the edge of a forest, and our duck pen has been overrun with opportunistic insects looking for a free meal from the duck feed. Not to mention the ton of mosquitoes! Anyone have good insect repellant tips or tricks? I think I'm going to try diatomaceous earth in their feed this...
    • chemwhizzz47
    • Thread
    • diatomaceous earth duck insect out of control outside living
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. ColleenRyan

    About to move my duckies outside...

    hi guys! So I incubated and hatched 6 ducklings this spring. They’re my little babies but they’re getting big now and I’m moving Them to their hutch outside soon. I have a secure hutch for them to be locked in at night. The whole area is going to be fenced in for them during the day. Hardware...
    • ColleenRyan
    • Thread
    • duck ducklings hutch outside living predators protection
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. BabySweetsTurkeys

    5 week old chick temp

    I have 5, 5 week old chicks. They all have tons of feathers and are doing amazing. However they are getting too big for their brooder in the house. I was wondering will they be okay outside in their new coop? The lowest temp at night is going to be 66-62 this week and I was wondering, is that...
  15. ChickenMamaSarah

    Is 98 degrees outside too hot for baby chicks?

    i have a variety of chicks in a brooder under a heat lamp in my house right now. In an attempt to avoid a divorce I got another smaller chicken coop with an attached run and put it in my large chicken run with the rest of my adult birds and two ducks. I have a Brahma, Americauna, and a bantam...
    • ChickenMamaSarah
    • Thread
    • american blue brahma chicks 2 weeks chicks 5 weeks cochin bantam heat in coop outside living silkie baby
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  16. mommachick5

    New Chicken Momma

    Hi everyone- My husband and I recently bought a small farm (32 acres) in Ohio. He was raised in the country and I wasn't. So I am learning everything I can, I am a reader and studier, so it's been fun. We got 10 chicks last week and have been keeping them in a big container (I think you call...
  17. Sam Pritchard

    Baby Ducks in the Winter

    hey everyone! I have had experience with adult ducks for about a year now but after losing all but one bird of my flock- I need to rebuild and get her some friends. Ducks are hard to come by up in New York- so i ordered 5 baby ducks to come next week! Man am I excited for some babies. I've...
    • Sam Pritchard
    • Thread
    • baby ducks outside living winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. Brummie Pekin

    What temperature is too cold for 6 week old chicks?

    I have 4 chicks that are about 6 weeks old and they have been living inside an enclosure inside the house but I have decided they need to live outside and sleep inside. The problem with that is I live in the UK and the temperature around this time of year is about 14 Degrees Celsius (55 Degrees...
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