CosmereBirds
Hatching
- May 1, 2024
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and my family just got our first flock of chickens! I'm really excited but it's an odd situation. Basically a family friend had to give away four Silkie hens due to city regulations and we were able to take them in. She also went to a poultry swapand surprised us with a frizzle (unknown gender) and a pair of Polish pullets (I'd mentioned hoping to own Polish someday).
The question here is how and when to integrate them. They're still smaller than the Silkies but have their full adult feathers, and although we've been using a heat lamp at night I'm a little unclear on when they won't need the heat lamp anymore-- for context, day temperature where we live is in the seventies but night temperature is in the fifties and sixties (farenheight lol)
I've never had chickens before and therefore have no metric to rule by, but I hope the wise people of this chicken forum can offer some advice.
Thanks so much!
The question here is how and when to integrate them. They're still smaller than the Silkies but have their full adult feathers, and although we've been using a heat lamp at night I'm a little unclear on when they won't need the heat lamp anymore-- for context, day temperature where we live is in the seventies but night temperature is in the fifties and sixties (farenheight lol)
I've never had chickens before and therefore have no metric to rule by, but I hope the wise people of this chicken forum can offer some advice.
Thanks so much!