moving chicks outside

I have silkie chicks that are nearing 6 weeks old. I'd like to move them outside, but I know they are more fragile to temperatures. I live in Arizona, but in the mountains. Here soon it should be reaching 50 degrees min at night. Would I be able to move my silkie chicks to the chick coop with a...

My three ISA Brown chicks are a few weeks younger than my other chicks they’re in the brooder with. I think they’re about 4 weeks old. Our coop will be finished next week. They’re mostly feathered besides their heads are getting feathers still. Do you think they’ll be good to go out to the coop...

This is my first time raising baby chicks, though not my first time having chickens. We have had our chicks now for just over three weeks and they are doing great. everything I read says to wait 6-10 weeks before moving them outside full time...but that seems to be because they won’t be able to...

We have 6 chicks ranging in age from 6-8 weeks old. We would like to move them outside to their new coop, but the temperatures have been in the 20s at night and only in the 40s during the day. The coop is draft free and has straw they can nest in if so desired. The two older chicks have spent...

I know the usual coop age is 4-6 weeks, but I've been hearing of people getting them out at 3 weeks or even younger successfully with heating, which we do have. We have 2 pullets who will be turning 4 weeks on Wednesday and another 2 that will be around 2 weeks on Wednesday. They are all...

Hello, We are having quite a stretch of 90+ degree weather here in Colorado. I have just completed the finishing touches on our coop and am ready to introduce the chickens to it. I have 10 (9 week old) chicks. I have a 5x6 coop with 2 windows 7 vents 1 screen door... I am under the impression...

My chicks are 6 weeks old and I was wondering when I can move them outide to the coop? It still cold during the day and in the evening, but will they be okay if we put a heat lamp out there?

We live in upstate New York, and the chicks are getting overcrowded in the indoor brooder. It's time to get them into a larger setup outside. The difficulty is that next week it'll still get below freezing at night...in April :( Plan to partially cover the outdoor brooder with blankets and add...