You mean, before you allow them to freerange?
One to two weeks.
YES if you don't the other chickens will kill them so heres what you do if you have a coop. keep the babies in a separate cage but inside the coop that will let the other chickens get used to them do that for a couple days then let the chicks out and see if they like each other if they don't put them back in the cage.
Chickens are animals, so they perform the way animals in farmville do. They take three? days to get ready to harvest, and they give you money, and xp for harvesting them. When you have a lot of chickens, you can get a chicken coop, which cost's 5,000 coins. The chicken coop will hold all your chickens together, so you only have to harvest the coop, and that takes care of all the chickens inside. Also, you can occasionally find a mystery egg in your chicken coop. You can put this up on your wall so people will be able to get it You cannot keep your own mystery egg. You can however, adopt somebody else's that they put on their wall.
Physically? yes, but it's more sanitary to use a coop. Legally? Check your local ordinances.
keep them in the coop. Put enough food and water in for that time. Or ask a friend to feed and water them for you
A portable chicken coop may be used to keep a small flock of chickens safe. it can be moved around to different places according to needs and you wouldn't have to commit to a stationary chicken coop.
you need a lot of space so make sure the chickens cant fly out i used have chickens but they flew away its been two years and ihaven'teaten a chicken poorGeorgewhere are you
Chickens can fly, but they can't fly long distances. For the most part they stay in an outdoor run. We also free range our chickens and they know to come into the coop at night where they sleep. Chickens are a creature of habit, so you just have to let them know where home is, and they'll stick around.
It is a shed-like building to raise and keep your chickens, in the coop, chicken can run a little bit. An ideal chicken coop has bedding, nest boxes, litter, feeder, wired fence & floor, sturdy wall and roof, good ventilation system and easy to clean.
How many extra chickens??? Is your coop REALLY only for 12 chickens? Chickens don't mind close quarters for sleeping and coming in for food or water, but you need the outdoor run area to keep them happy too. The space for 12 chickens cannot be specifically defined, since they vary by size and disposition. If you have a few more, then make sire they have the outdoor run space if fenced. If you have a rooster, this changes the behavior of the chickens, too. If you think they are overcrowded, then you have two practical options - give them away / sell them to someone that wants chickens or, save yourself a trip to the store and have a fresh barbecue.
Chooks prefer to roost up fairly high, but within easy chook- jumping height. They will happily perch on a platform, or even just a horizontal stick.
You need to keep them safe from outdoor predators. Keep them confined in a predator-proof pen, coop, or run. Don't let them loose without your attention. That's only asking for trouble.
Precautions to take to prevent disease among chicks and the poultry are to keep a clean coop, remove any diseased chickens from the rest of the chickens, provide immediate medical attention to wounded or sick chickens, and provide a healthy wholesome diet.