Bringing Chicks Outside

[VyeFye]

Do you know about what the temp in the coop reads at night? What many of us do when transitioning chicks to sleep outside is to provide a huddle box for them to conserve body heat for a few nights until they adjust the rest of the way to cold sleeping temps. I use a cat nap bed for my chicks. They climb in and snuggle close and seem very content.View attachment 1588318

What kind of chicks do you have? I have an unidentified chick and it looks similar to these.

 

[Madie'sOddFlock]

After MUCH research I finally sucked it up and put my two pullets who are seven weeks old outside in their coop last night.

Thank you, that's what I'm thinking. The only thing I worry about is that I don't want my house chicken getting too used to out there because I don't trust her in the snow due to her rotated tibia... at the same time I don't want to take her away from the others yet because every time I do she screams until all three of them are back.... ah!!!

 

[VyeFye]

Thank you, that's what I'm thinking. The only thing I worry about is that I don't want my house chicken getting too used to out there because I don't trust her in the snow due to her rotated tibia... at the same time I don't want to take her away from the others yet because every time I do she screams until all three of them are back.... ah!!!

I am sure if she is a house chicken that she will come inside if it gets cold enough to snow. Treats can also be a good motivator.