Are these sweet things ready to go outside? *Pics*

[The Gingerbread Man]

Yup They Are All Ready To Go Outside

 

[Judy]

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This can happen with very young chicks, usually under a week -- not going to happen to these with all those feathers and at that size!

Agree, out they go.

 

[angela56124]

you should name your AOYU's

 

[wordgirl]

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Actually, we've named all of our chicks – even the AUYO's – but...we haven't picked which name goes to every chick yet. We can't tell them all apart yet. Those particular two AOYU's will end up being named either Rose, Bufie, Gloria, or Madi. Those are our four Orpington pullet names.

 

[codybird]

Out, out darn chicken. With apologies to William Shakespeare.

Software said darn. Too funny.

 

[rancher hicks]

Something to think about. Will the corner of the shed be safe and secure? Also if you can hook up the heat lamp do it anyways, that way if you need it it's there and you won't go running around trying to hook it up if things turn colder than expected. Love ya.

 

[chicks4kids]

Definitely-and I doubt they would need a heat lamp. I put my barred rocks out at 5 weeks of age (outside in a predator proof pen) without a lamp, and that was on May 17th. So yours are definitely ready!! And your temps will be just fine

 

[The Wolf Queen]

Definetly! I send mine out at 3 weeks to a month depending, and their not even fully feathered. Congrats on kicking them out

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[wordgirl]

Thanks, everybody! We'll be building the 'Hen Pen' (aka, temporary housing in our wellhouse until the coop is built) hopefully in the next few days! We've decided to put the brooder inside it, on the ground, with the doors open, so they can sleep under the lamp if they want, or if they don't, they don't have to.

Okay, this sounds silly, but are any of your chicks afraid of the dark? When I turn off the lights at night, without the brooder lamp on, they stuff themselves in the corner and chirp for several minutes. How could they be cold? Only a few seconds ago they were absolutely fine, and now they act like the temperature's dropped thirty degrees! Do they just not like the dark?

 

[SimplyForties]

I think they just don't like change so light to dark immediately spooks them. Do you normally leave the light on all day and then turn it off at night? If they don't need it during the day they probably don't need it at night either. If you want to keep it on during the day perhaps consider turning it off earlier, while there is still some natural light, which would allow their brooder to darken more naturally.