Well, my "final four" of my original 15 chickies made it through the hurricane, but failed to make it through the cooler nights afterward with no electricity to power their lamp. Therefore, I am feeling much of a failure at day old chicks. There are some chickies at the feed store that are bigger chicks, and I want some but I don't want to kill them. We still have no power, but the chicks are not currently under lights at the feed store. Temps here are getting down into the upper 50's at night and 88 or 90 daytime with little to no humidity (I know - I had to check to make sure I was still living in Houston!). My own coop is an open design with a chickie coop inside it made of chicken wire at ground level. Is this too extreme for Buff Orpington chicks that are tennis ball sized?
Thanks
M
Thanks
M