mrsHinWI
In the Brooder
- May 14, 2015
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Hello! I'm wondering a few things. We're new to this and have 53 red ranger chicks currently 8 days old.
1) when can I put them outdoors for part of the day, or all of it? We've got a moveable wire covered enclosure.
2) when will the birds be interested in going indoors by themselves at night? Or do i have to train them? If so, how?
3) what time do you put your birds inside? Dusk or before? (I've noticed as tiny chicks they all seem to settle down at 7:30- can i use this natural tendency to my advantage if timed properly?)
4) how long before putting your birds to bed do you feed them? (Maybe feed at 6, then in the coop by 7:30- or whatever the particulars, is an hour or hour and a half reasonable? Maybe this is ridiculous- can you tell i'm a mother of small children? I just don't know!)
Thanks in advance for all the help!
1) when can I put them outdoors for part of the day, or all of it? We've got a moveable wire covered enclosure.
2) when will the birds be interested in going indoors by themselves at night? Or do i have to train them? If so, how?
3) what time do you put your birds inside? Dusk or before? (I've noticed as tiny chicks they all seem to settle down at 7:30- can i use this natural tendency to my advantage if timed properly?)
4) how long before putting your birds to bed do you feed them? (Maybe feed at 6, then in the coop by 7:30- or whatever the particulars, is an hour or hour and a half reasonable? Maybe this is ridiculous- can you tell i'm a mother of small children? I just don't know!)
Thanks in advance for all the help!