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If they don't have feathers you need to supply a heat source for them for when they get cold. People brood in the coops using heating plate or a well secured brooding lamp with low watt light. They have the white 125watt heat lamps which seem to be expensive and burn out when turning on for next...

I turn chicks out of the brooder at 4 weeks in spring and 3 weeks late spring. Plenty feathered by then. Of course half the Easters we still have snow on the ground so first hatched chicks are turned out end of April and second round chicks are out mid May. @BLT79 I'm well North of Mass. temps...