Sorry if this has been discussed but I couldn't find a thread specifically addressing this question. My 8 yo daughter has raised 6 chicks in an improvised pen in the garage. They are now 6 weeks old, about 9-10" tall and appear fully fledged and healthy. I've built a 5' x 14' pen with attached coop in the backyard. It is constructed of 14 gauge 2x4 welded wire attached to a frame built of 2x4's. The perimeter is buried and the top is also covered.
I feel reasonably confident this is a safe and secure enclosure.
My question is, when can we move them out? The garage is unheated but obviously warmer than outside. We may have a couple nights left with temps down in the 30's though I feel we're mostly past that. I have no means to heat at the coop if we have a cold snap.
Is it too early to send them out?
Edit: Oops, looks like SH83 and I posted the same question at the same time. I didn't see his post before posting this.
I feel reasonably confident this is a safe and secure enclosure.
My question is, when can we move them out? The garage is unheated but obviously warmer than outside. We may have a couple nights left with temps down in the 30's though I feel we're mostly past that. I have no means to heat at the coop if we have a cold snap.
Is it too early to send them out?
Edit: Oops, looks like SH83 and I posted the same question at the same time. I didn't see his post before posting this.
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