I do keep them inside till they are feathered out. They'll stay In incubator till fully poofy! Then they'll have a semi permanent residence in my bathroom (in the shower) in a 20gallon Tupperware with cedar chips as bedding and a light.
As they get older, and stinkier!, I'll move the container to the kitchen, but first i need to make sure the chicks have substantial feathering. Kitchen Has better fresh air circulation and lower temperatures. This move comes at about 6-8 weeks. Or sooner!
Now the hard part is getting them into the outdoor coop without worrying to much!!!! I do have a light on a timer in the one coop that I use. But still so hard to not stress over the babies!
How are the two eggs developing for you? No more stinkies I hope!
Thank you for the input I'm restarting in NY my old flock is in WI at my mother's farm (what's left that wasn't fox food) so it's not the same set up I had there... Nervous about ever letting them outside lol but they can't stay in the kitchen brooder forever.... Well he tells me haha! I have 17 going into lockdown this weekend shipped eggs so I'm going to stop turning a little early that worked well last hatch. I have Marans and leghorns due in about 2 more weeks and I'm picking up my last batch orps (these are replacements from a badly scrambled batch 1 is still trying ugh poor thing if it hatches it will be called Miracle) and AM's (I swear last ones) this morning to set tomorrow.. Thanks for the input.