NatalieC Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I have four almost thirteen week old chicks who are in my Classic with the chick conversion kit covering the roosting bars. When can I let them roost properly on the roosting bars? I read somewhere that they need to be fourteen weeks old or it will damage their feet/legs? My concern is that there is such a difference in size between the biggest chick and the smallest - the biggest is easily as big as my smallest big girl who lives in the new cube (if that makes sense!) and the littlest will sit in my hand! I got them all at a couple of days old and they've done brilliantly but poor little Dot is obviously the runt and is growing so much more slowly than the others (they do look after her so nicely though!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Its not the feet and legs that would be damaged, they will get a kink in their breast bones if they roost too early It wont do them any harm to sleep on bedding even as adults I'd let them sleep on the bedding for another month or so if one is still very small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
