In most cases 24 hours after you open the coop door. It take that long for then to get up the courage to go out there. "MOM IT'S DANGEROUS OUT THERE, MOM!!" New chicks should be locked into the coop for a week or so the get them used to it.
Ol' George
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Rosemary Barnes Pratt <rmlbarnes@...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> We have 4 Buff Orpington chicks - about 5.5 weeks old. They are currently
> in the basement (warm) but we have a plan to move them out in a week or 2.
> We have a hawk who patrols our neighborhood regularly (it also doesn't help
> the our neighbor feeds the pigeons), so we had planned an enclosed run in
> our coop design. When they are out for a while, I can let you know if it's
> effective or not.
>
> My question: at what age will chicken leave the coop via a plank to their
> run? 6 weeks? longer?
>
> Thanks!
> Rosemary
> St. Louis, MO
>
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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