We have a little serama pullet that we got as a week old chick and raised inside all winter as a singleton. When I hatched chicks in January we tried to slowly introduce her to them - she cowered in the corner. Now that it is nice out I want her to move outside with the other chickens. If we put her with the January chicks in their garage brooder, she is OK with their company, but even they are going outside during the day now. We put her in the coop on Saturday and she hunkered down in the corner with her back to the world. I left her like that for a couple of hours but she wouldn't move. Just now I took her outside and sat in a lawn chair with the 7 week old chicks around my feet. When I set her on the ground she panicked and flew into the shed wall. So I picked her up again and just sat with her on my chest (she was trying to see how high she could climb me) She just kind of panted and closed her eyes on and off. I figured it was stressing her out and brought her inside. She jumped right into her cage.
She is about 16 weeks old.
How can I acclimate her to the outside? It was never my intention to have a house chicken. Although she is the ideal size, I am guessing she doesn't even weigh 1 lb.
She is about 16 weeks old.
How can I acclimate her to the outside? It was never my intention to have a house chicken. Although she is the ideal size, I am guessing she doesn't even weigh 1 lb.
