WOW i haven't been on here for a long time!!! @butch good- I put my chicks out to the coop soon after. :D they were fine, and they are now almost four months old!!!!!
when i saw this, i had to laugh....This is what i have been saying all along, but now i am just scared, i don't wanna let my babies go outside... but they will be happier.
where do you live? I am in northern Iowa, and the average lows for this time of year is 30-40'. the highs are upper 60's and lower 70's. I'm assuming that is too cold? the current temp in the brooder is 70-75*.
I might move them out next week, when they turn 5 weeks. I have electricity in the coop (my grandpa is an electrician) so i will be putting a heat lamp in there. I won't let them out of the coop until 8 weeks though...
I intialy ordered ten, but ended up with twelve-
2 Buff orpingtons- Dandelion and Daffidol- really tame and lovable
2 Amaraucanas- Pebble and Marble- a litte stand-offish, but they are getting better
2 Silver Laced wyandotte- Lacey and Macey- timid, but once they figure out you don't eat...
Sam and Domino-
I am a fanatic to... My dad said that if i did the research, i could have them! Now i have twelve! They grow like weeds. A week and three days old and they already are FLYING really good....