well we put our little ones in the coop today. they are 5 weeks old, have most of their feathers, and were way to small for the brooder/kennel. our coop was a shed in behind (but connected to) the garage. it had lots of shelves ( most of which were taken down to prevent any injury of the older girls) but one shelf that was along the back wall stayed, and we put fencing up and closed it in. so the little ones are in there now. it was nearly 90 degrees today and will probably only get down to 55 or 60 tonight, so I figure this weekend is the best to get them out and clean up all this dang dust! we were so ready to get them out of the house, but now I (beth) keep thinking about them, and miss the constant peeping heard from the spare room we had them in. but we put a baby monitor out there to help keep an ear out for them. the older girls can't get to them, but they can be around them and start getting used to them. they have all done quite well so far. we have been taking them out there to get them used to the area all week, and the older girls have had a chance to peck at them and show them whose the boss. I don't know how well I will sleep tonight, but it might not be too bad considering I'll be able to hear them on the monitor, and of course constantly going and checking on them. now, we are thinking of the next batch we want to get lol. I'll have to get pictures of them tomorrow and post them
