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[Gingersnap722]

Is there any action here? I'm a newbie to BYC! North Central Florida Gal!

Welcome! I'm in Plant City, just a couple of hours south of you!

 

[BlueChick62]

Nice to meet you! I got my coop built today! We'll work on the run soon! My chicks are only about 12 days old.

 

[BlueChick62]

Here's my coop. My bro-in-law made it today. We plan on adding nest boxes off the side with access outside the coop. . We still need to cut the chicken door, and get the roosts added, plus a add few more shingles, but it's coming along! My chicks won't go out in in for another week or two.

 

[kwol]

Is there any action here? I'm a newbie to BYC! North Central Florida Gal!

From NE FLorida

 

[Kimarie411]

NE FL too

 

[BlueChick62]

My four chicks are 12 days old. I live about 20 miles due west of Gainesville in Levy County, near the Suwannee River. Do Florida chicks still need to wait a full four weeks before going outside to a coop at this time of year? What is the temperature threshold? My chicks are my first and only chickens, so I don't have to integrate them into an existing flock.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

My four chicks are 12 days old. I live about 20 miles due west of Gainesville in Levy County, near the Suwannee River. Do Florida chicks still need to wait a full four weeks before going outside to a coop at this time of year? What is the temperature threshold? My chicks are my first and only chickens, so I don't have to integrate them into an existing flock.

You are super close to me! I am in chiefland.
I move my chicks out depending on breed. Some feather out quickly, and can move on out before a month. Also depends on how hot it is. If it is in the 80-90 range, they are probably fine, but if the temp drops down at night, they will need heat. Big temp changes are not good

 

[Gophfer]

I'm close too, Gilchrist County. We let our little ones out on warm days and returned them to their brooder when it
started to cool down. If you watch them their actions will tell you if they are cold.

 

[cmom]

My four chicks are 12 days old. I live about 20 miles due west of Gainesville in Levy County, near the Suwannee River. Do Florida chicks still need to wait a full four weeks before going outside to a coop at this time of year? What is the temperature threshold? My chicks are my first and only chickens, so I don't have to integrate them into an existing flock.

It really depends on the temperatures. My chicks are around 6 weeks old but in their coop. I have put day old chicks out in the coop but have put a couple of heat lamps in the coop. I do have a lamp in the coop that I put on at night. I'm sure they don't need it but I have found that when it comes time to put them in their coop at night it is easier to get them in. I also feed them in the evenings in the beginning to get them used to going into the coop at night and then I don't have to round them up to put them in. They go right in and I shut their pop doors. I love the picture of your coop. I started out with one coop but over the years built more. Raising chickens can be addictive. Now I breed and show birds. Keep posting and love pics. Good luck and have fun...

This is the chick coop. These chicks have long since graduated and are now out in the main coops.


This was the original coop. It is now out with the other coops.


This is the coop row. Each coop has it's own pen/run. The larger coops are duplexes which have gates inside the coops so they can be divided. Their runs are also divided with a gate between them.



All of the pens have shade tables for shade for the birds. I have planted some trees in each pen but they are quite small still.




Past chicks in the chick coop.

 

[4Hgirl]

Our adorable SPR chicks seeing broad daylight for the first time.