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One thing I forgot to mention: I bought some solar motion-sensor lights and mounted one on the shed so that it will highlight the coop if there is a "visitor" at night. No camera, yet.
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Thank you for your reply!They will probably be fine as long as they have plenty of bedding underneath them and the heating pad cave is where they can snuggle under.
You do want to make sure their cave can't "collapse", but when I've used heating pad caves and it's going to be cold, I put another towel on top, then add some straw or shavings as extra "insulation". I've had chicks outside when the temps were in the 20s and they were good to go, they'd come out eat/drink/play in the unheated areas, then run under the pad for a warm and to take naps.
You want to be home to let them out. While chicks usually are pretty good at finding their way back to heat/food/water, it's best to be around until you are confident they can.
My son asked today what we would do with the chickens if we had a hurricane. The hoop coop is open at foot level, reducing wind pressure against the sides, but I was wondering if sinking tie-down stakes at the four corners might be a good idea.
The bottom of the brooder is deep in wasted feed.
Thanks for your input!I must have missed an update since I stopped getting notifications for this thread.
The babies are utterly adorable!
This is probably a good idea since you're much closer to the coast than I am. Also be aware of flooding potential for a serious storm.
This is what I did for Ian: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/prepping-coop-and-run-for-wind.1550228/
This is 100% normal.
Waste diminishes once they're big enough for you to hang the feeder and once they're strong enough to scratch for feed in the bedding.
They also are roosting for short periods on the stick I added.