15 days old, switched them to horizontal nipples today. This is one of my hen buckets. When they come off heat a couple weeks this will go outside in the run. These champs are really feathering out after a 31 degree night and two 39 degree nights.
This Friday it will be in the 80s, so I will be opening their coop door in the daytime and verifying they successfully navigate the ramp. I’ll still close the coop door at night for maybe a week after that before I start closing it. By this Friday afternoon or Saturday, if they are ramp-smart, I will also open the chick trap doors and if it goes like my previous batches, they’ll be integrated with the hens in a matter of a couple of hours.
Last thing to do is transition them to the adult feeder but I like them to be 21-25 days old before that so they can reach in the PVC elbow.
This Friday it will be in the 80s, so I will be opening their coop door in the daytime and verifying they successfully navigate the ramp. I’ll still close the coop door at night for maybe a week after that before I start closing it. By this Friday afternoon or Saturday, if they are ramp-smart, I will also open the chick trap doors and if it goes like my previous batches, they’ll be integrated with the hens in a matter of a couple of hours.
Last thing to do is transition them to the adult feeder but I like them to be 21-25 days old before that so they can reach in the PVC elbow.
