danielle2003
Songster
Hello everyone, I have 3 Buff Orpington pullets. They are 8 weeks old. I was wondering if they could sleep outside yet. I've been letting them out for most of the day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and they are doing great. Currently, I am keeping them in our bathroom (which is starting to smell, even though I clean their brooder every day) and I was hoping that they could live outside full time soon. The problem is they are still kind of small, and I'm worried that my 4 adult Australorps might pick on them. During the day, they ignore them, but at night, with them being so close together, they could pick on them. They also don't know how to climb the ladder to get into the nesting area.
Temperatures here will drop to about 33 degrees at night. Is that too cold for them at such a young age? They are fully feathered.
Temperatures here will drop to about 33 degrees at night. Is that too cold for them at such a young age? They are fully feathered.