cluckingmarvellous Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I am (hopefully ) getting some newly hatched chicks - either barnebar, cream legbar, rhodebar, or a mix- from Wernlas at the weekend. I have the brooder all ready (homemade from a large storage box etc) and have read up on it all, but would love to hear from someone who has already reared these breeds at home. Does anybody have experience of raising any of these breeds? In particular how many weeks old where they when they went outside permanently? Did you keep them in the same brooder box right up until that point? I would guess they are fully feathered at around 6-8 weeks but I know the breeds vary so would really appreciate any advice/shared experience that can be offered as I am a newbie! I also wondered at what age you can/should you clip their wings? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Good luck with the chicks As a general rule chicks should be kept under heat 24/7 for 4/5 weeks and have heat overnight up to about 6/7 weeks. After this they can go outside in the day and come in at night. Continuing to do this over a week to ween them off should mean they are outside 24/7 by 8/10 weeks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckingmarvellous Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 thanks Tom pretty much what I thought but it's nice to hear it from someone who knows first hand - i've printed it out and stuck it up by the brooder so thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
