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  1. animalyodelers

    Moving chicks to coop FAST

    I'm sure this has been asked 1,000,000 times but I'm new and a little overwhelmed finding specific help. A few days ago I bought 9 7-8 week chicks. I believed they were coop ready, but found out AFTER I purchased them that they were still on the heat lamp :hitmostly at night. I don't know the...
  2. Chickadooo

    Are my 2.5 & 3.5 wk chicks old enough to explore a penned in area outside, 70°

    Wondering if I should take them out of the brooder to get some fresh air and explore a grassy patch in my yard, or should I just bring some dirt clumps into their box? It's been chilly here but today it's supposed to get into the low 70s The older ones have lots of feathers but the smaller ones...
  3. M

    11 week old pullets won't come out of the coop!

    OKAY. So I have 8 beautiful, happy, golden comet pullets. They're all quite comfortable around us and don't seem to mind being handled too much. They were raised in the house, and put in their coop around 4/5 weeks old. Until they were 10 weeks old, I had to put them out into their run every...
  4. misssassyandthechicks

    Baby Field Trip!

    The babies went outside again today on a field trip to their run, and they figured out actual dust bathing for the first time. Everyone had such a good time! Including my toddler, who loved watching and holding the chickies. <3
  5. AshleyNicole06

    Outside ducklings!

    How early can you put ducklings outside and stay out all night?
    • AshleyNicole06
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    • babies drakes ducklings ducks outside
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. D

    Broad Breast Bronze Poults

    There's tons of info around that Poults can go outside permanently around 8-10 weeks. I was wondering how old they could be for me to place them outside on warm sunny days, while in an enclosed cage. I've placed chicks outside during days like the ones I mention, as soon I knew they wouldn't...
    • DR2M
    • Thread
    • outside poults
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Turkeys
  7. Emily77

    Sneezing

    My flock of (5 weeks old) 15 chicks and 3 ducks, plus 3 littler 3 week old chicks...I noticed a couple of the older ones sneezing today, got a little more concerned when I felt a wetness spray on me with one sneeze. They’ve been out in their heated coop with access to their not-heated run for...
  8. Alicat4244

    Just something cute. First day outside having a meet and greet lol

    perfect weather for a first day outside and to meet everybody else lol
  9. Keeperoflock

    Dumb Question Here

    Do chickens poop less once they are put outside out of the brooder and begin eating other things?
  10. AshleyNicole06

    Letting the ducklings out...

    Yesterday I let the babies out and let them wonder the yard for a little bit. We ate mud and found a puddle. Lol The big ducks acted scared of them so we didn't have any problems other than they followed us around. :)
  11. GracieJ

    Reintroducing rabbit to outdoors

    My rabbits are all free-roaming. Five live outside - they have hutches/sheds for shelter as well as their own burrows they carved out themselves. Five live indoors and occasionally go out but they aren’t fussy. BlackBerry was an outdoor rabbit until We had to bring her in and keep her in a...
  12. Clucklandia

    5 Week Chicks. Outside Time?

    :D Hello! I have 8 beautiful 5 week old pullets! Are they ready to go outside? And will they need warmth? The weather has been up and down here. :barnie I JUST raised my heat lamp. Trying to adjust them to the 70s. Then 60s..
  13. Joeschooks

    Moving chicks outside

    I raise my chicks indoors and normally move them out to the brooder ring in the shed (draught free) at 4 weeks old. This gives the chicks much more space than I can give them indoors. But I've hatched chicks earlier than usual this year and I'm due to move them to the shed on 1st March. The...
  14. cluckkatie

    Garage Transition?

    I'm thinking that once my chicks are four weeks, I'll take them out of the brooder and move them into the garage. It gets down to thirty degrees in there. Will it be too much of a drastic temp drop for them? Or do you think I should keep the lamp on in the garage and then eventually taper off? I...
  15. Draeje

    Are they ready?

    Hey everyone, we've got 3 little turkeys here (don't remember the breed, got them at rural king) we've had them for about 4-5 weeks and they were about 1-2 weeks old when we got them. We've never raised turkeys and I'm not sure if they're ready to go outside into the permanent coop. The coop is...
    • Draeje
    • Thread
    • coop little outside ready turkerys turkey young
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Turkeys
  16. sarahbar8

    Suddenly roosting outside

    We have 6 hens. They have all been roosting reliably in the coop for nearly a year. 2 Cochins are youngest/lowest in the pecking order. It took a while to get them to sleep in the coop and they still lay their eggs on the coop floor instead of the nesting boxes- I think the older girls won't let...
  17. Sarah B.

    Help! Chicks sick? Sneezing water!

    I've got three three-week-old chicks (I'll admit I'm a first time chicken farmer and don't have a lot of experience). Because it was so hot outside I took my chicks out of their brooder and outside to my garden. I thought it would be ok for a short while, I just wanted to let them have some fun...
  18. W

    When can ducklings go outside during the summer?

    I've read many of the posts on here about when ducklings can go outside regarding cold weather, but what about hot weather? My Welsh Harlequins are 5 weeks old, have half their feathers, and are really crowded in the brooder. They are still afraid of me so I'm worried that once I put them in...
    • Whitneyd88
    • Thread
    • duckling age heat outside
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. C

    Putting mallards outside full time

    i have about 20 mallard ducklings (this is my first time with ducks) that are 4 and 5 weeks old. The older ones are almost fully feathered. The low here is about 60 degrees at night. Can I move them outside to a covered chicken coop yet? Also, i've put a baby pool in with them in their pen...
    • Candykrusher429
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    • bathtime duckling mallard duckling mallard ducks outside raising ducks swimming water
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. Yooperducker

    too cold???

    My ducks are 7 and 8 weeks old. I moved them into their duck house and then the weather took a turn; rainy and in the upper 30's - 50's for a few days. The house is enclosed and draft free with good ventilation and lots of straw but tonight it is supposed to get down into the 20's. I am...
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