First Day Out

The Chicks are going to stay out all day today for the first time when I leave the property. I have staked the tractor down with big plastic yellow tent stakes, and I have propped plywood around the south end on all 3 sides for shade. I locked the top to keep predators out. I have not given them food yet because I am trying to encourage them to forage, but when I leave I will give them a big feeder of food and more cold water and a feeder of grit. I found out it should be consistently above 50 degrees F to leave them out permanently, but we may rig up an old dog house with a light for them to go in at night.