When To Boot Em Out? Feathers, Age, or What?

[cochinbantam-lover]

I found some dark syrup, how much of that and how much water BantyGirl13

Thanks!

 

[Brindlebtch]

You are so lucky! I've been looking for a barred giant cochin.

 

[gpamela3499]

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Talk about lucky it was 100 degrees here today. Any body know what to do when week olds get to hot?

 

[The Wolf Queen]

To tell you the truth I make my own measurements depending on how bad the chicks is. Light works fine I just suspect dark is stronger, and unless your chicks start rolling their necks and twitching clear is fine, any way if you have a normal waterer with a plastic bottom and plastic or glass holding cup...thing Fill the entire botton with a layer (syrup spreaded over entire bottom) if you want to add more go ahead, then fill it about a quarter with hot water and stir it. For some reason the syrup will not mix with warm or cold water

then fill it all the way up with cold water. Then dip there beaks or if necessary use a tiny syringe for shots without the needle and get some down them, not to much though or they choke (lots of sticky bubbles coming out of their mouth) (Gasp ok i think im done)

 

[Judy]

They don't need anything but clean water and chick feed, preferably medicated, especially if they are on the ground. Sugar is no better for chickens than it is people, and is not needed except in small amounts for a few hours during high stress.

If baby chicks are piling on top of each other, as opposed to huddling next to each other, they are too cold and in danger of suffocating the ones on the bottom.

JMO.

 

[JewellFarm]

I put my out at 4 weeks. That is when they started smelling really, really badly. Even though I would change the shavings every single day. Enough was enough and out they went. They are almost 6 weeks old and I do still have a light in with them. They will not go inside without the light. What chickens huh???? LOL

 

[Judy]

They can be in an outbuilding from day one, and can go outdoors very early if they have shelter and warmth available when they feel chilled. Brooding in the house can be convenient but is not necessary. But they still need enough warmth that they do not pile. In most climates they will need a source of heat, at least during the night.

 

[Judy]

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When they don't need heat any more, you can switch to an ordinary light bulb til they learn to come in at dusk. They won't need this after they learn to come in every night.

 

[cochinbantam-lover]

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Thanks so much, when you say fill it all the way you are talking just about the bottom part not the glass right?

 

[The Wolf Queen]

So can they go outside at around a month with no heat bulb of any kind? (I feel bad but im going to need the space soon 2 or 3 weeks maybe earlier

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