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I have a 9 month old Gold Laced Wyandotte that I will soon need to send back to the coop. She had a bit of trouble with lameness and I’ve been treating her inside for three weeks. She’s currently in my bathroom and getting around a little too well when I let her out of the cage. Yesterday, I think she was trying to get up to roost on the window sill!
Needless to say, she’s doing very well and will need to go back outside soon. I live in northern NY and the weather…well…it’s northern NY in January…enough said. What is the best way to acclimate her to the weather and also get the others (13 hens and 1 roo) acclimated to her again. I think the dog crate in the coop is the best option. But with the temps, is she going to be too cold out there? Do I bring her out in small doses or just leave her out?
The temps normally around high 20s to mid thirties. With average lows to teens to 20s.
I would expect her to be in the cage for a week or so while the others get used to her again. She was the loner of the flock to begin with and always roosted on the bottom roost all by herself.
Any suggestions on how to make this transition easier all the way around?
Needless to say, she’s doing very well and will need to go back outside soon. I live in northern NY and the weather…well…it’s northern NY in January…enough said. What is the best way to acclimate her to the weather and also get the others (13 hens and 1 roo) acclimated to her again. I think the dog crate in the coop is the best option. But with the temps, is she going to be too cold out there? Do I bring her out in small doses or just leave her out?
The temps normally around high 20s to mid thirties. With average lows to teens to 20s.
I would expect her to be in the cage for a week or so while the others get used to her again. She was the loner of the flock to begin with and always roosted on the bottom roost all by herself.
Any suggestions on how to make this transition easier all the way around?