First Night in Coop! Sad Chicks!

[tjo804]

It's just like that, only they become teenagers more quickly

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

Aw, change is hard for everybody, isn't it?!?!

One thing that helped my chicks was I forced myself not to overdo the "checking on them" - at least for my chicks, if I was acting stressed they'd pick up on it and be more stressed!

 

[ChickaMama49]

Aw, change is hard for everybody, isn't it?!?!

One thing that helped my chicks was I forced myself not to overdo the "checking on them" - at least for my chicks, if I was acting stressed they'd pick up on it and be more stressed!

I’m not going out again lol. It’s not easy. They were in the Florida room so I could see them all the time. It’s a real big difference!

 

[Thyme4Chickens]

I’m not going out again lol. It’s not easy. They were in the Florida room so I could see them all the time. It’s a real big difference!

Good for you!!! I know how hard it is - mine were in my living room!

 

[bobbi-j]

I start my chicks out in the coop. No brooding in the house. No transitioning for them that way. They're right there already.

 

[Coop de Grass]

Your babies will be just fine. I was thinking that there is a lot of space for them inside the coop. You could wall off the nest boxes until they are closer to laying age.

More importantly the roost does seem a bit wide for them. Can you move the roost from the brooder into the coop, at least until they get a bit bigger? Was there a light in the brooder? Perhaps creating a similar set up would ease their transition.

Good luck!

 

[Shezadandy]

I'm guilty of buying an actual digital baby monitor so I can see and hear what's going on. It's better than running out there every few minutes if there seems to be a disturbance. Also comes in handy around hatch time with broody hens- listening for the first peep from the eggs.

 

[ChickenRelatedUserName]

How many do you have in there?

 

[mrs_organized_chaos]

I’m not going out again lol. It’s not easy. They were in the Florida room so I could see them all the time. It’s a real big difference!

I never started mine in the house. The brooder was in the garage but I was able to walk right out the garage door and check on them. I am glad they are in the coop, I just have major predator fear.

 

[Coop de Grass]

I'm guilty of buying an actual digital baby monitor so I can see and hear what's going on. It's better than running out there every few minutes if there seems to be a disturbance. Also comes in handy around hatch time with broody hens- listening for the first peep from the eggs.

You are not alone! My first broody (no rooster, so fertile eggs) led to a wifi camera in the coop, then another one pointed at the opposite wall, then 1 outside in the run! It sounds eggcessive, but it has come in handy! Our coop is about 150' from the house so we need to use a wifi extender!

Those cameras are the best reality tv.