eviemethugh
Chirping
Newbie, are they still under a heat lamp? What is the temp in the brooder? If you have weaned them off of the heat lamp they can usually handle no greater than a difference of 30 degrees EACH DAY. So if the low is 45, the high outside should not be greater than 75 the same day. But you have to work them down to the 45. Can you leave a window or door open to cool the brooder down just a little bit? Like 3-5 degrees cooler each day (start with a small crack, and open the window more each day. you may have to close it at night.) Our brooder with no heat lamp on still maintains about 60 degrees, so I would just bring them in and out every day, or turn the heat lamp on outside just at night (make sure it is double or triple secured in case of wind.) As long as they can stay dry they can handle a lot! Wet & cold is the worst. We've put ours outside not fully feathered at 3 weeks, but you need to know the wind chill and the "feels like" temperature also. I usually obsess over the temps and weather until the end! Gives me something to do