Mermaid, Belle and Princess Aurora Sleeping Beauty - 7 weeks old
The chickens are now 7 weeks old. I spend a lot of time looking online to find out at what age is ok to put the chicks outside. The chicks feathers have come in and I have been letting them spent a lot of time outside this past week plus the weather is suppose to be pretty nice this week, so I decided it should be ok to put them in the coop. My wife is happy to get them out of the house and I think the chicks will like having a bit more space then the box they have been living in. I added 1/2 fresh new wood shavings and then I added their current wood shavings hoping the smell and familiarity will make the coop feel comfortable. I also am using their small water bottle and feeder until I get the run completed. Once the run is completed, the coop will be free of food and water. While I am a little worried about the chicks being outside at night, I am excited to have the coop done ahead of schedule.
I also put a screwed the chicken door shut until the run is finished.
The chicks checking out their new home
Mermaid, Princess Aurora and camera shy Belle checking out their new coop
Yeah... at 12:30am last night I was worried about the chicks in the cold and ended up going out and hooking up their heating lamp for the chicks. I am such a softy....
Yeah... at 12:30am last night I was worried about the chicks in the cold and ended up going out and hooking up their heating lamp for the chicks. I am such a softy....
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