Wanting to give a first trip outside

[21hens-incharge]

How warm is warm enough for a first trip outside?

The sweet babies are 9 days old now. It will be 70° today. I have a hardware cloth small pen set up.

I would like to let them spend a bit of time outside...maybe an hour when it is warmest out.

To chilly still?
To young to not have a heat lamp for a short while?

I do have grit, the pen is on fluffy grass.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Take them out on the warmest part of the day just watch them for chilling. Make sure they aren’t in a draft. And of course we’ll need pictures!

 

[Isaac 0]

With those temps I'd keep them out of water as well. They'll tell you if they are cold just watch them.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Definitely no wading/swimming water.

I will wait and see if we are windy again. Yesterday was a bit warmer but we had some pretty steady reasonably strong winds.

They sure are growing fast!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am thinking my outdoor small pen....roughly 4x8 needs moved into my big coop after todays potential outing. These kids are going to outgrow my small brooder WAY before they are feathered to any decent degree.
For power in the big coop!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Don’t forget the pictures!

 

[Isaac 0]

Refresh my memory, what breeds to you have?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Refresh my memory, what breeds to you have?

I have 7 little Welsh harlequin cutie pies.

Of course there would be a photo shoot.

Still a bit cool out. A fox is making its presence known vocally this morning too. I definitely would not leave them outside pen or not unattended.

I lurves them thar little poop machines!

 

[Miss Lydia]

❤

 

[Isaac 0]

I have 7 little Welsh harlequin cutie pies.

Of course there would be a photo shoot.

Still a bit cool out. A fox is making its presence known vocally this morning too. I definitely would not leave them outside pen or not unattended.

I lurves them thar little poop machines!

WH are beautiful!

I've heard those Fox screams in the morning as well, Scares the crap out of me!