Oregon

[Flaisure]

These are my babies. 5 wks old

 

[aligarysmom]

Nicely done, they are cute.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hello, I live in Eugene/ junction city area, what age would you put baby chicks out side in a coop? My last 2 sets I put out side around 12 weeks. The chicks I have now are 5 weeks old. But I’m wondering what everyone else does around the area. Lol let’s be honest they don’t smell like roses

I brood in the coop from day one (have a panel I put up to separate an area from the big girls).....they are off heat and integrating with the flock by 4 weeks.
Previously, when i brooded indoors, I transitioned chicks out, without heat, between 4 &5 weeks.

 

[aligarysmom]

I think they are fine at 5 or 6 but mine stayed til they were 8 weeks old. And yes they don’t smell good.

 

[keeks&kiwimom]

Hello, I live in Eugene/ junction city area, what age would you put baby chicks out side in a coop? My last 2 sets I put out side around 12 weeks. The chicks I have now are 5 weeks old. But I’m wondering what everyone else does around the area. Lol let’s be honest they don’t smell like roses

I put mine out at 6 weeks and I live in Central Oregon.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Swap in Kalama, WA tomorrow for anyone in the area looking for some birds.......10 miles away for me as the crow flies, 33 mile drive, the joys of living in a town with no river crossings

 

[Killer Tomato]

I put mine out at 6 weeks and I live in Central Oregon.

I put mine out around 6-8 weeks too, depending on the temperature outside. I'm in Oakridge, and mine usually go out in late April or early May (after being raised in our bathroom! Phew!)

 

[KayHartZZ]

Anybody in the Portland area missing a hen??! She was arrested yesterday!

http://katu.com/news/local/free-range-chicken-officer-picks-up-hitchhiking-hen-in-patrol-car

 

[aligarysmom]

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Put away the brooder panel......the last batch of babies for this year are 4 1/2 weeks old and fully integrated into the flock.....already thinking of next year and all ths chicks I "need", lol