My eco solution to rat problems

[jsbates65]

OK, the girls are around 5 weeks. . .(i think)

 

this is what they look like today

 

http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=12293

 

At what point can they move outside? Right now it's still only around 50 degrees here. . .should start warming up again soon. (We had a weird winter moment after spring had started.)

 

I don't want to put them out too soon. If we have a pretty nice day, I have been putting them out in the Eglu for a few hours. . .

[feemcg]

Hi John. my chicks are 6 weeks old and have been off heat since 3 weeks and out since they were 3 1/2 weeks (and I'm in Scotland!) BUT they're eglu is in a covered run and theres 12 of them to snuggle together. I was worried the first couple of nights but stuck my hand in amongst them when they were sleeping and they were lovely and warm. We had a couple of cold nights just after I put them out (one night their water was frozen!) and they came tumbling out the next morning happy as pigs in poo! I'm sure yours would be fine.

[Jaime]

Your girls are soooooo cute.

 

You are very lucky to have been able to raise them from young chicks and see all of the changes.

 

Just imagine when they are bigger each little egg being created with love just for you.

[jsbates65]

i think we are supposed to get snow again tomorrow! YUCK. I think I'm going to still wait until we get out of this freaky snowy weather before moving them out. They may be fine, but I would worry too much since, to me, they are just little babies. Hopefully next week they will officially move out to the 'LU.

 

And yes. . .I am amazed daily at the changes in them. It's been a fun adventure.

[The Dogmother]

I think you're wise to wait a bit John. Luckily, I hatched mine at the end of last summer, but i stil worried about cold nights - I needn't have though - they were snuggled up under their surrogate mummy.