If raised under a heat lamp, it should probably be closer to 60 or even 70 degrees both day and night or until the chickens are 8-10 weeks old and fully feathered. Secondly, it needs to be at least 55 degrees outside, day and night before you move chicks outdoors. This chick is not ready to be moved to the coop. Outdoor Temperaturesīaby chick not fully feathered. Since they are exposed to a range of temperatures, they are better able to handle the outdoor temperature fluctuations. This is similar to what they do with a mama hen. Under a radiant brooder (like the Eco-Glo), the chicks will come out to eat and drink but then run back under the brooder when they are chilly. Under a heat lamp, chicks are exposed to constant heat so they don’t feather out as quickly. The type will affect how soon your baby chicks feather out.Ĭhicks kept under a heat lamp will take longer to feather out than chicks raised under an Eco-Glo brooder. The chick on the right is fully feathered and should be fine in the coop with no heat lamp or brooder light.Īnother thing to consider before moving chicks outdoors is the type of brooder lamp you used. They can be put outside for a bit during warm days as long as they are watched closely. In the pictures above, the chicks on the left are NOT ready to make the move outdoors yet. Some breeds take longer to feather out than others. This usually occurs between 5 & 12 weeks of age. This means they need to have lost all of their baby fuzz and have full-fledged chicken feathers. For more information, check out my disclosures page.)įirst, your baby chicks need to be fully feathered out before moving them to the coop. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. (Please note that some of the links in this article may be affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you purchase something through a link. Rule the roost.A “fully feathered” pullet sometimes called a “teenage chicken” – This one is ready to be moved outside. I've found that when they are penned the largest number of one breed They are of 3 breeds and get along fine with each other, but Of the place w/no rooster I haven't the heart to put them back in a Consequently, I have chickens in 2 chicken houses,Īnd 6 that live with the ducks as I let them out of the chx pens oneīy one as they were pecked on. I haven't had much luck integrating young hens with old ones, either.ĭoesn't seem to make much difference to a rooster - a hen is a hen,īut the new ones are the lowest on the totem pole and the brunt ofĪll the pecking. Hen-out) with these girls since they all look vastly different to The time so there will never be an odd-man-out (or should I say, odd. I like to try outĭifferent breeds of chickens, so I get different looking birds all I only keep 6 laying hens, so it's a small flock. Of course, I have the advantages of diversity and small flock size. New ones at night and by morning they all think they're old buddies. I just added 2 young pullets yesterday to my 1, 2 and 3 year old hensĪnd they all act like they've known each other forever. They realize there are any new ones in there. These are the onlyĬhickens I've ever raised so I don't know why this happened like this!Īnother trick that sometimes works is turning them together during They have been seperated now for aboutĪ week and two days and are much much much happer. Them have any treats from the garden pecked at them and just They stayed together a month and I finally partioned off a seperate New chicks in a wire cage but inside the enclosure thinking theĬhickens would all get used to each other. I got five "Easter egg" chicks a month after I got theįirst batch so I kept them in the house intheir carboard box a monthĪfter the Golden Comets were released. I have not had success in mixing chickens! I raised 20 Golden Cometsįrom chicks this spring and then put them in our secure outdoorĮnclosure. Out on range before they start getting cranky with each other. The only problem I have is that my coop isn't quite bigĮnough for that many chickens, so I have to get up early to let them This year I raised 14 hens and 4 roostersįrom chicks and finally housed them all together starting about 2 1/2 They are the same size only one flock looks a little older of course. Will I be asking for trouble if I combine these two flocks? I know that their being of the same breed is a plus but I am not sure about the age difference. Because I already have three seperate flocks of my own and space is limited. They are being kept seperate at this time. They are a New Hampshire Cross and nine of them have been laying almost a year and six of them are about to start laying. Mixing old and new flocks of chickens mixing old and new flocks of chickens : LUSENET : Countryside : One Threadįriends are moving and they have two flocks of chickens they would like me to take off their hands.
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