First night alone in Coop.

[CluckyandPeepsFlock]

Hello!
Last night my first batch of chicks spent their first night in their coop. (Clucky, Peep, Goldie, and Dot).
Needless to say, I was really nervous! I woke up a couple of times to check on them, and they were safe, and sleeping peacefully.
I woke up this morning and went out to open their door to the run, and they all ran up to me all excited and started foraging.
I just wanted to share how relieved I was that the first night alone outside was so successful.
Now to drink a bunch of coffee to make up for lack of sleep.

 

[Brooks_]

Glad that all went well. Except loss of sleep.

 

[Paz]

How old are they? Do they have heat outside? I want to let the chicks stay outside during the night, but I can’t bring electricity to their main coop.

 

[Callender Girl]

Congratulations on the babies' first night out! I'm sure they have no idea how nerve-wracking it is for some of us humans to let them grow up and leave the proverbial "nest."

Hope you caught a nap during the day!

 

[mossyoakpro]

Hello!
Last night my first batch of chicks spent their first night in their coop. (Clucky, Peep, Goldie, and Dot).
Needless to say, I was really nervous! I woke up a couple of times to check on them, and they were safe, and sleeping peacefully.
I woke up this morning and went out to open their door to the run, and they all ran up to me all excited and started foraging.
I just wanted to share how relieved I was that the first night alone outside was so successful.
Now to drink a bunch of coffee to make up for lack of sleep.

Another week and I'll be doing the same thing!!

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

How wonderful! You did good, chick mom, and you earned a nice long nap.

 

[CluckyandPeepsFlock]

How old are they? Do they have heat outside? I want to let the chicks stay outside during the night, but I can’t bring electricity to their main coop.

They are 5 weeks old. It got down to 55-60 degrees at one point in the night, but they are all fully feathered. They did perfectly fine, and are still super happy!

 

[CluckyandPeepsFlock]

How wonderful! You did good, chick mom, and you earned a nice long nap.

Thank you so much! My heart felt so full seeing them peek through the coop window when I called out their names in the morning, and they came running out when I opened the door like "Ok mom we did it, now where's our treats?"