1sellersrobe
Chirping
- Aug 7, 2020
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Did you have any heat sources in the coop? I have a draft proof coop and the nights are going to be in the 60's. My friend (who is caring for them) wanted to put them in there as day olds. Would they freeze to death?Never forget that the windchill has nothing to do with the temperature inside the coop.
I personally was able to put chicks and ducklings outside as young as 2-3 weeks during the winter. They had a ton of straw, and adults in the coop as body heat.
To give a number, I would say that the overnight temperature should be at least 45°, but better 50 the first couple nights.
Yes, it is totally true that adding heat will cause problems if you lose power during the winter. That is not the same thing as putting heat in the coop when they are chicks though. You just have to wean them off of the additional heat.