Our chicken coop is on its way to completion and I wanted to get some advice from all of you on what I should be doing to prep my chicks for living outside. It's still cold here in Seattle (read: I've still got the heat on in the morning), so I don't think they'll be outside for the night for a little while yet.
I'm not exactly sure of the age of my chicks because the feed store had older and younger golden laced wyandottes together so I have two golden laced wyandottes that are close in size however I can tell that one is older than the other by maybe a week or so??? I'm not sure of the ages of the other chicks because they were also together in a "cage" that was a hodge podge of different chicks of different ages. What is the optimal age to place them out overnight? Will they still need a heat lamp?
Any information that you feel is of vital importance for me to know regarding this transition is appreciated.
Lydia
I'm not exactly sure of the age of my chicks because the feed store had older and younger golden laced wyandottes together so I have two golden laced wyandottes that are close in size however I can tell that one is older than the other by maybe a week or so??? I'm not sure of the ages of the other chicks because they were also together in a "cage" that was a hodge podge of different chicks of different ages. What is the optimal age to place them out overnight? Will they still need a heat lamp?
Any information that you feel is of vital importance for me to know regarding this transition is appreciated.
Lydia
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