New to the Coop: Two new beach chicks

[twobeachchicks]

Hey all, I've come here for a lot of research and looking up knowledge and I'm in need of some advice.

I haven't had chickens since I was a child, so I really don't know what I'm doing, this has been a huge educational site, so thank you all for your posts and comments!

I have an Easter Egger and Olive Egger that are now 4 weeks old. I got them day 1 and wing sexed them so I'm hoping they're both girls.

I live in Laguna Beach, CA and we have June gloom. Its been overcast low 60s in the morning, and only been warming up to about 70 during the day. I started putting the girls out in the coop during the day a couple weeks ago with a lamp for short time periods, and now they're out there all day with no light. They still come in at night to their brooder and they love to nap on me while I watch tv at night (yes they poop a lot). I feel like for their age they're huge and really well feathered from other pics I've compared, but I don't really know. One lost a feather yesterday that looked adult as she was cleaning herself.

I'm wanting to start leaving them outside permanently this weekend when they're 5 weeks old, but will I need a heat lamp? And I block off the nesting boxes? Also will they put themselves to bed if the door is open, and I can just leave the door open so they can come down whenever they want? It's fully secure so nothing can get in or out until they're big enough that I can take the top off and then I'll make their daytime fencing area bigger. Right now they have a dirt and rock area under their coop and I put sod out for them to play in next to it. They get some meal worms as snacks and still love to sit on my shoulders.

You can see pics and their size/feathers on www.instagram.com/henrietta_and_goldilocks/

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC. You remind me of my son - he was a redhead but, started losing it in high school, ended up shaving his head in college . Quite a shock to me but, then grew out a trimmed beard and I loved it. He has almost invisible pale eyebrows but, his girlfriend doesn't care and neither do I.

Maybe you could wear a" poop proof "apron, or threaten them with diapers.

 

[Starburst]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! So excited you joined!

 

[twobeachchicks]

Welcome to BYC. You remind me of my son - he was a redhead but, started losing it in high school, ended up shaving his head in college . Quite a shock to me but, then grew out a trimmed beard and I loved it. He has almost invisible pale eyebrows but, his girlfriend doesn't care and neither do I.

Maybe you could wear a" poop proof "apron, or threaten them with diapers.

My quarantine beard is getting out of control, it's the longest I've ever had it. They pass out on me laying down and poop in their sleep. I've learned and they lay over paper towels. Trying to keep them as friendly as possible.

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you, I feel better now and bet you do too!!

 

[linsybird]

They look fully feathered, so they should be ok in the coop at night without a lamp. I put mine out when they are younger than that, and they do fine.

They probably won’t put themselves to bed at first. Even if they spend all day in the coop, it can look a lot different to them in the dark. Mine have been outside for almost two weeks and I still have to heard them in at night.

 

[Flockincrazy]

Hey all, I've come here for a lot of research and looking up knowledge and I'm in need of some advice.

I haven't had chickens since I was a child, so I really don't know what I'm doing, this has been a huge educational site, so thank you all for your posts and comments!

I have an Easter Egger and Olive Egger that are now 4 weeks old. I got them day 1 and wing sexed them so I'm hoping they're both girls.

I live in Laguna Beach, CA and we have June gloom. Its been overcast low 60s in the morning, and only been warming up to about 70 during the day. I started putting the girls out in the coop during the day a couple weeks ago with a lamp for short time periods, and now they're out there all day with no light. They still come in at night to their brooder and they love to nap on me while I watch tv at night (yes they poop a lot). I feel like for their age they're huge and really well feathered from other pics I've compared, but I don't really know. One lost a feather yesterday that looked adult as she was cleaning herself.

I'm wanting to start leaving them outside permanently this weekend when they're 5 weeks old, but will I need a heat lamp? And I block off the nesting boxes? Also will they put themselves to bed if the door is open, and I can just leave the door open so they can come down whenever they want? It's fully secure so nothing can get in or out until they're big enough that I can take the top off and then I'll make their daytime fencing area bigger. Right now they have a dirt and rock area under their coop and I put sod out for them to play in next to it. They get some meal worms as snacks and still love to sit on my shoulders.

You can see pics and their size/feathers on www.instagram.com/henrietta_and_goldilocks/

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first of all welcome to BYC and second Mine are all outside no light they are 17wks and some are 12-13wks and its been getting down into the high 60's low 70's at night here in Northern Ohio and the 80's /90's during the day and have been just fine even my turkies are out and doing fine

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Just a heads up, they probably aren't the right crosses to wing sex

 

[twobeachchicks]

They look fully feathered, so they should be ok in the coop at night without a lamp. I put mine out when they are younger than that, and they do fine.

They probably won’t put themselves to bed at first. Even if they spend all day in the coop, it can look a lot different to them in the dark. Mine have been outside for almost two weeks and I still have to heard them in at night.

Okay thanks. I’ll be sure to put them in and close the door. At sunset and sunrise about right?

 

[twobeachchicks]

Just a heads up, they probably aren't the right crosses to wing sex

Oh great. Lol. Henrietta is really worrying me she’s Henry