LoloCluckCluck
In the Brooder
- Mar 17, 2025
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Hello! My chicks are 8 weeks old and becoming much too big for their brooder. The coop is finished but is it too early to transition them? I live in the northeast and we should be done with frost but some nights it still goes down to the 50s. They are also the first chickens in the coop, ever!
When they do eventually move in, do I need to re-dip their beaks in the new water source? Or is that only for baby chicks?
How do I help them learn to roost? They like the small one I built in the brooder, but will they just naturally jump up to the one I have in the coop? (2x4)
Lastly, do I put them in the run and they’ll just figure out how to get into the coop? Or do I put them in coop first?
Thanks in advance!
When they do eventually move in, do I need to re-dip their beaks in the new water source? Or is that only for baby chicks?
How do I help them learn to roost? They like the small one I built in the brooder, but will they just naturally jump up to the one I have in the coop? (2x4)
Lastly, do I put them in the run and they’ll just figure out how to get into the coop? Or do I put them in coop first?
Thanks in advance!
