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I was looking for a picture, and came across my last batch of incubator chicks. I did the Halloween hatch along last year. The chicks moved outside November 19th. The LO wanted them inside, so I put it off as long as I could. :lol: The high was 37*, and it was 34* that night.

Only the first two times. The first time was mid-March (‘16) and it was 30-ish and snowing overnight. The babies were 2-week old ducks and 3-week-old chicks. They slept at the other side of the coop 6’ from the heat lamp, and it was 3’ up. After the second night (heat overnight only) of checking...

Never forget that the windchill has nothing to do with the temperature inside the coop. I personally was able to put chicks and ducklings outside as young as 2-3 weeks during the winter. They had a ton of straw, and adults in the coop as body heat. To give a number, I would say that the...

This is the electric cave. People also use something as simple as a feather duster for the chicks to snuggle under. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958/

:frow Yes, it’s possible. I agree it’s not great to have heat lamps in the coop. However, as long as you have it double secured, and the bulb covered, it’s fine. Of course there’s also heat plates and caves (electric and non). Okay, getting past the heat lamp subject, they can be outside in a...