So my birds have way out grown my brooder and are pretty crowded in. They are getting antsy and Im worried about pecking and other problems. It seems Im constantly cleaning the brooder out.
My largest bird Dragon is pretty much fully feathered, and Feathers is coming along nicely. However, Nibbles and Nugget seem to be lagging behind in feather growth, thier thighs are still downy though they are the same size as the other two birds. I wont be putting Stumpy out there yet, hes going to keep my two RIR chicks company until they are older.
The night temps here have been in the the mid to low 40s with a few nights getting down into the 30s. Days have been in the upper 60s and mid 70s. Its going to rain the next couple of days and the temp is going to get down to 39 or so at night for a few days.
We keep the house around 60-70 all the time. Is it too soon? I cant build another brooder, and Im worried about space for my babies.
If I were to make a deep litter set up, would they be OK? Im planning on moving them out by the end of the week.
My largest bird Dragon is pretty much fully feathered, and Feathers is coming along nicely. However, Nibbles and Nugget seem to be lagging behind in feather growth, thier thighs are still downy though they are the same size as the other two birds. I wont be putting Stumpy out there yet, hes going to keep my two RIR chicks company until they are older.
The night temps here have been in the the mid to low 40s with a few nights getting down into the 30s. Days have been in the upper 60s and mid 70s. Its going to rain the next couple of days and the temp is going to get down to 39 or so at night for a few days.
We keep the house around 60-70 all the time. Is it too soon? I cant build another brooder, and Im worried about space for my babies.
If I were to make a deep litter set up, would they be OK? Im planning on moving them out by the end of the week.