Just read this entire thread....gives me comfort in moving them outside but I need some guidance please. I have 11 little ones almost 4 weeks old and about ready for them to go out....they need more space and the temps are warmer. My main question is how to do you move them in and out? I mean to take them from the brooder to the outdoors and then back? It seems to me that it would be like herding kittens....they just go where they want. How do you get them back? Do they just follow you or do you "call" them?
Guess you can tell I am a complete newbie at this...no experience with chickens at all.
I have a chicken tractor that I want to put them in for the day, but it is not really secure or warm enough for night long stays. I wonder how to get them out of the tractor for the night until I get the coop, fence, and run together.
Any ideas or information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much
Murphy