What time in the morning do you let your chickens out of the coop?

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Greetings from Kansas, auxranch, and
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! Great to have you with us! I'm an early riser so they usually get released at daybreak or a little before. Some of mine come out when it's still dark...others ones stay in for another half hour or so for some reason. Good luck to you!
 
I am new as well, my chicks have officially been in the coop for one week. I put their food down and open the door to their coop at 5:45, but they don't usually come out until about 6. Today, however, I slept till 6:45, and when I went out there they were ready and waiting. Probably wondering where the heck I was. I opened the door and they immediately came out and started chowing down on breakfast.
 
Welcome to the flock! I get up at 6:00 and after I grab my coffee, I head out to let the girls out. They are locked securely in their coop every night at 10:00. It is usually about 6:15 to 6:30 when I am there. They seem to be just waking up themselves by then. I do not have a rooster though, if there's a roo, then it can be as soon as the sun is up. Depends on where your coop is also, shady, or which way your windows face, etc. Mine faces east.
 
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If you have (allowed) Roosters it still would be best to keep them in till 7 or 8am if possible so your neighbors will be more tolerant of the crowing. If you aren't home at that hour you could set up an automatic pop door opener.
 

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