are they ready?

[nickie]

My poults are 5 weeks old. Normally I don't fret or worry about my birds, but all the things you hear about turkeys bein.g delicate... I'm hesitant to put them out on the grass. I feel silly, I know they will love the sunshine, grass, and bugs. For crying out loud, my last batch of chicks went outside full time at 4 weeks.

*sigh*

Are they ready? Are they past the "if you look at them sideways one will die" stage?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Ordinarily I don't put mine on the ground until they are six weeks old.

But if your weather is warm and dry you may be OK at five weeks. The important thing is that they do not become wet and/or chilled.