that is how I have done it as well with my chicks if it was still a tad nippy here in texas when I have them. And when the weather is really warm I do not really worry about it to much. Then when I started to introduce them to the flock I have a cage that they go into and I place it inside the run and they stay in there for about a week or so. Then for about 30 minutes while I am in the pen with them I will let them out to explore the run and for the other chickens to check them out. I will do this everyday till I feel its safe for them to be on their own because the full size are not caring who they are by this time. I have also put them in there at night so when the others get up they think they had always been part of the flock and never bothered them. But I wait till they are atleast a month or so old. Till then they have their own run they use so everyone can see each other and get used to one another.
Deana
Texas
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Melanie Sidden" <tigger1972@...> wrote:
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> Ok thank you Gina. It's still rather chilly at night here, so I guess I can put their cage outside during the day and bring them in in the evening.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gina Hall
> To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] when can chicks go outside?
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> If your weather is cold, chicks can go outside with a light at that age . Keep them in a separate cage with the light hanging above the chicks. That should keep them warm. They should be mostly feathered by now anyway. When your temps are up you can gradually let them learn to live without it.
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> Gina :-)
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