So the chicks had another day in the run Sunday, spent a lot of time in there. I thought we had the coop ready for them - I don't want them to have overnight access to the run until the whole wire apron is down, but the coop should be secure. And they say you're supposed to lock them into the coop alone for several days to get them to know it. But @Purple Rose wasn't sure about putting them out just yet.
This evening, she found one of Cera's feathers out - not one of the small little fluffy bits, but one of the big new ones. I thought that going back into the tight space of the brooder was probably starting behavioral issues and they were pulling each other's feathers, from what I read, and that we should put them out in the coop.
So we have. They're out there with bedding, food and water, and the door latch has a carabiner. All the windows have the .5" hardware cloth. The pop door is latched shut from the run side.
They ought to be ok... right?
Right now I'm trying to decide whether checking on them in the wee hours would be too disruptive, and whether I should put a small night light in there for them.
This evening, she found one of Cera's feathers out - not one of the small little fluffy bits, but one of the big new ones. I thought that going back into the tight space of the brooder was probably starting behavioral issues and they were pulling each other's feathers, from what I read, and that we should put them out in the coop.
So we have. They're out there with bedding, food and water, and the door latch has a carabiner. All the windows have the .5" hardware cloth. The pop door is latched shut from the run side.
They ought to be ok... right?
Right now I'm trying to decide whether checking on them in the wee hours would be too disruptive, and whether I should put a small night light in there for them.
