Can Chicks Fly???

[Carwile Chicks]

Hi! I will be purchasing 5 1-month-old chicks soon. I'm keeping them in a dog crate with a heat lamp until fully feathered.

Question: when I put them in another container (plastic bin) so I can clean where they stay, will they try to fly away? I'm new at this

 

[AntiqueB]

They may fly/jump up onto the sides, and jump out from there. I put a window screen on top to keep them in. No need to weight it; they won't knock it off.

 

[DobieLover]

Hi! I will be purchasing 5 1-month-old chicks soon. I'm keeping them in a dog crate with a heat lamp until fully feathered.

Question: when I put them in another container (plastic bin) so I can clean where they stay, will they try to fly away? I'm new at this

Yes. They WILL fly up to the edge of the bin. They start that at around 2.5-3 weeks old. My chicks could fly up to the edge of the poop boards at 3 weeks and the edge is 34" up.
I would consider investing in a brooder plate instead of a heat lamp, especially for 4 week old chicks that only need heat for about another 2 weeks.

 

[Carwile Chicks]

They may fly/jump up onto the sides, and jump out from there. I put a window screen on top to keep them in. No need to weight it; they won't knock it off.

K...that works

 

[Carwile Chicks]

Yes. They WILL fly up to the edge of the bin. They start that at around 2.5-3 weeks old. My chicks could fly up to the edge of the poop boards at 3 weeks and the edge is 34" up.
I would consider investing in a brooder plate instead of a heat lamp, especially for 4 week old chicks that only need heat for about another 2 weeks.

Thank you!

 

[Carwile Chicks]

Thank you!

Yay!