Brooder Plate and Unheated Garage

[SeeRoe]

Thank you for your feedback HenSolo, I may put them out on the warmest stretch of nights (low-mid 40s) and see how they do. If I see they're spending too much time underneath I'll grab a bulb at the local tractor supply.

 

[NatJ]

I'd like to move them to a much larger wood box brooder in my garage but I'm concerned about temperature.

This week's lows are in the low 30s F. Is that too cold for 2 week old chicks + a brooder plate? If so, what age can I move them out with lows in the 30s?

I see that I'm a bit late, but I don't think anyone said this yet: the garage almost certainly has a different temperature than outdoors (usually warmer.)

I suggest putting a thermometer in that brooder box in the garage, with no heat plate and no chicks, and see what temperature you are actually dealing with. You can do it on a cold night, or you can do it any other night and compare with the outdoor temperature that night to see what kind of a difference there is.