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Thanks! I have
8 week olds that I'm trying to decide when to let out w/the rest of the flock. I've asked everyone their experiences and I appreciate the input.
These 3 kiddos I have right now are the first non-broody-raised babies I've had since starting my original small flock. The last 2 additions were taken care of by mamma so they were out with the flock w/in the first week. This time I have to be the mamma and since I work during the days I can't be there to monitor what's going on. I'll have to introduce on a Friday afternoon or Saturday and watch for the weekend then probably not let them out in the big world until I'm at home in the afternoons.
Besides the fact that they have to integrate with the olders, I'm wanting to be sure I'm not just feeding hawks.
I've heard a lot of variety of ages and philosophies that people use when putting them out and most of them make sense from a variety of viewpoints. I'm thinking that I'm going to wait until at least 12 weeks but I may change my mind.
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