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This thread has been going for a while--today's update said the chicks are 14 weeks old :)

Chicks can be raised safely outside, too. It's just a matter of getting the conditions right: predator-proof pen, correct temperature, enough protection from wind and rain.

I raised chicks outside in Virginia one summer, in a dog kennel covered with hardware cloth, with a tarp over 3/4 of it and a heat lamp inside. It worked pretty well. (They went outside the day they arrive at the Post Office. The space was 4 x 6 feet, and I think there were 15 chicks, with no...

Aart, do you have an explanation of why mesh would be better? I'm thinking it's not just cost or durability.

Those nice tight coops: the first thing we tell them is to add more ventilation. :) And hardware cloth is just as good as some kinds of siding, when it comes to keeping out predators.