Yep. Our whole family take them out to guard them fir a while and let them get used to the great out doors. They always protest getting caught but once they are outr they have a ball.
That's why this year I decided to put the brooders in the greenhouse. Since I will be in the greenhouse a lot this spring summer and fall I figured while they are still too little to be outside with the big chickens they can practice their skills inside the greenhouse without getting hurt. I will just sit down and open the brooder door and they all run around and check things out. It's funny but it's almost like they view me as mom because they will run away and play with different things but when they get unsure they run right back to me hehe. I love it.