DarkAngel77
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- Jan 23, 2024
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I have 8 chicks, they are all different ages. 5 are 4 weeks old, 2 is 3 weeks old and 1 is 2 weeks old. I'm unsure if I should put them all out at the same time, or if I need to separate them and put them out when they reach 6 weeks individually?
The 4 week olds are mostly feathered, their wings and body's are feathered, and their heads are mostly feathered (there's just very little fluff left, so I'm assuming by this time next week they will be fully feathered). The 3 week olds, one is feathered almost as well as the 4 week olds, but the other 3 week old still still has more fluff (she is a wyandotte, I had read that they tend to feather slower), and ofcourse the 2 week old is obviously still pretty fluffy, but she's getting there and I think she is feathering out really good.
My concern is, if I put them out at the same time, will the younger chicks struggle? Or if I separate them, will I have to reintroduce them to the older chicks and will they get bullied? This is my first year having chickens, so there is no older chickens.
I live in Southern Oklahoma, our temps lately have been upper 60s/70s in the day with a couple days being in the 80s. Our nights have been 40s/50s with an occasional night being in the upper 30s.
The 4 week olds are mostly feathered, their wings and body's are feathered, and their heads are mostly feathered (there's just very little fluff left, so I'm assuming by this time next week they will be fully feathered). The 3 week olds, one is feathered almost as well as the 4 week olds, but the other 3 week old still still has more fluff (she is a wyandotte, I had read that they tend to feather slower), and ofcourse the 2 week old is obviously still pretty fluffy, but she's getting there and I think she is feathering out really good.
My concern is, if I put them out at the same time, will the younger chicks struggle? Or if I separate them, will I have to reintroduce them to the older chicks and will they get bullied? This is my first year having chickens, so there is no older chickens.
I live in Southern Oklahoma, our temps lately have been upper 60s/70s in the day with a couple days being in the 80s. Our nights have been 40s/50s with an occasional night being in the upper 30s.