Tutti Frutti Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The chicks are nearly 7 weeks and doing really well so far - thanks to all your invaluable advice! Aww so cute! We've been putting them outside in the Eglu/run on warm afternoons this week (they love flying AND dinging the bell on the budgie mirror ), bringing them into the dog crate in downstairs loo overnight. We were planning to put them out fulltime this weekend as they've outgrown the dog crate and must be hot indoors with their new duvets on but we're due the torrential Spanish storms tonight and then it's meant to rain into next week Our problem is that we have sloping garden with terrible drainage and I wouldn't want them outside in the Eglu/run, getting cold or playing in a river of sludge!!! So we think our options are - put them in the garage for a week OR put them in the Eglu/run but cover up with tarps OR put them in Eglu/run INSIDE the WIR (which is dry with an Aubiose floor). The big girls are used to seeing the chicks now and we've not had any noise so far (famous last words! ) but they'd lose some floor space and I'm at work so couldn't oversee any shenanigans The chicks would be safe as I've covered the run with 1xhalf inch weldmesh, tie wrapped on. What would you do? Will you bring yours back inside? Hmm now I've typed it out I think I know (garage) but still interested to know what you'll be doing (am I being too soft?!). Thanks everyone PS excuse for another photo, my favourite one...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 They look sweet, and what cute little crests...Are they cream crested legbars maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yes they are! wondering what colour eggs they'll lay... and when Only one has a hair do though... and even at 7 weeks, she's getting quite bossy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I think I'd wait till the rain stops. I'd planned to start putting my 3and a bit week ducklings out all day today, but think I'll have to think again too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 Aww they sound cute Karlotta! (stop me now!) Well it absolutely howled down overnight - thunder at 7am as a rude early morning alarm call... and on a Saturday too Still raining... good for the forest fires not far from here though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 They really are! It's amazing how fast they get big! The weather has cheered up here for now so my lot are out in the eglu. Think they'll have to come in overnight tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillM Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I got my cream crested legbars when they were around 24 weeks and the first egg arrived a day later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
