Going outside

[desy05]

Ok, I need some guidance. We will be gone on vacation starting August 25th and for three weeks. This was planned way before the peachicks arrived unespectedly.
They will be 15 weeks then.
We’re planning on completing their run before we go, is it going to be ok for them to be on grass at that point? Is it too early? We will have a petsitter come over for all the pets, so they’ll keep an eye on them, but of course they may not be able to spot issues as promptly as I would.
I was reading worming and medications are to be given a month after they touch grass, so we’ll be back by then. Is that correct? What else should I know and plan for?

 

[KsKingBee]

We put ours on the ground by 12 weeks with no heat. They will be fine as long as they have a coop to go into at night. Leave a light on in the coop to draw them inside at night.

 

[desy05]

They are outside since Sunday and doing great! They are starting to love their big pen and today I saw them sunbathing. I was reading that they need to be dewormed in a month and trated for coccidia? Is this correct?
Bean, the one who slipped his tendon is in the back in the second picture. He’s doing amazing

 

[KsKingBee]

Wow, they are big for chicks! Yes, dose them monthly until winter. Seeing they are on fresh ground the need is not as dire as when they are on used ground.

 

[desy05]

They will be 4 months in just a few days
Would you please remind me the meds or the thread that I can find the information? I lost it!

On another note, I have three peas, the third one went also through a slipped tendon issue, a couple of weeks after Bean was healed.
He has been a huge struggle, but he’s walking… with a brace I will consider it a success anyway.

 

[KsKingBee]

Cocci is the main issue with chicks so a monthly dosing with Toltrazuril will kill any protozoa in their system. There are two strengths, 2,5% and 5%. The 2.5 is two ml per liter of water for two days. The dewormers we like are Safeguard and Valbazen, give the chicks 0.5 to 1.0ml orally once and again in ten days until winter sets in.