I have been keeping my chicks on my covered porch. They are about 8 weeks now, full of life. We outfitted an extra large dog crate with chicken wire. Floor covered with hardware cloth. My husband lined it at the base with 2x4 wood covering the wider parts of the crate so nothing can get in. The crate sits on a table he built just for this purpose. They have lived in this crate since June 7th. We are building a coop/ run. I want to move them to their area that will be where the coop will go. There is my problem. I feel like a mother hen! They are safe under our covered porch. We can look out the door and see them. But I feel like they should go out to the space we have for them. It's concrete. We will be able to move the coop to grass and back again. I have to let go enough to get them off the porch. Is it too soon?
