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5 Mar ’12
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So I put them in the crate and let them chill out in the grass. They were very scared at first but I threw a small amount of feed down and they started pecking the ground. We really hope these girls help take care of the bug population -- especially ticks. I wouldhave gone with guineas if the wife unit would have let me -- these will have to do.
Chicks -- almost feathered:
Out in the crate. Check the dag out in the background. She did a good job of not showing any interest in the chicks. Hope that trend continues.
15 Feb ’12
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FREEDOM!!!
I am going to steal your dog crate idea so that the pooch can get to know the chicks but still not be able to get to them.
Did your chicks go back into the coop at night by themselves?
they have gone back in the greenhouse on their own the past 3 nights
15 Feb ’12
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I think I'm going to move my chicks into the kennel soon and see how my beagle reacts. I'm a little unsure, since she already seems to have an interest in what's in the tote (their current brooder). Not sure if it's just natural beagle curiosity or her instincts driving her to want to snatch one up.
maintain a strong voice if the dog gets to close and you will be fine,you can do it groin!
15 Feb ’12
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So I put them in the crate and let them chill out in the grass. They were very scared at first but I threw a small amount of feed down and they started pecking the ground. We really hope these girls help take care of the bug population -- especially ticks. I wouldhave gone with guineas if the wife unit would have let me -- these will have to do.
Chicks -- almost feathered:
Out in the crate. Check the dag out in the background. She did a good job of not showing any interest in the chicks. Hope that trend continues.
at night put them in the bathroom in the crate and put the dog in there with them, force the dog to get use to them
3 Nov ’12
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Pork, how old are your chicks? Mine are 4 weeks now. I havent taken them outside at all yet. The highs have hovered around 65 all week and I wasnt sure if they can go out yet or not. From what I've read they can go outside permanently around 5-8 weeks old. Is that accurate?
15 Feb ’12
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we let out ours out in the coop when they were about 4 weeks old, we just protected them from the wind and kept a light for them
about a week later they were pretty much feathered out and they started exploring
5 Mar ’12
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groin -- I am no bird expert so take what I say with a grain of salt, but it was ~80 degrees here yesterday and I was out there with them until ~9:30 PM or so when the temp dropped to the low 70's. They were doing fine. I also had them, unheated, in a box in front of an open window. Temp in the house at the window was ~58 degrees and they were doing fine.
Soo... if in the next week or so night time temps don't go to far below 50 then I will put them outside permanently. They will be more feathered by then and I will put a deep pine chips bed in their coop -- I guess the deep beds helps them burrow and stay warm.
15 Feb ’12
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so this is the downside of letting the chickens free in the yard, the wife has adopted them as pets, they come running when she calls them to get some bread
Now every time I walk out the door, I get accosted by birds looking for food, I am waiting for the day there is a pecking at the door
Oh, and last night she said to me, you're not really gonna kill my girls this year are you 
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