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Have you read my article on coop ventilation? https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/repecka-illustrates-coop-ventilation.77659/ The key thing is to have no drafts down where the chickens are and plenty of fresh air up above. :)

If you put your general location into your profile people can give better-targeted advice when climate matters. In my climate I worry more about heat than about cold, but I can appreciate the concern. However, I think that the sooner you can get them acclimating the better -- and having had...

They look well-feathered to me. Since they've been outside during the day they've been acclimating and ought to take well to being in their coop at night. Make sure that they're dry, out of the wind, but well-ventilated and they'll cuddle together all cozy and comfortable. :) If you're more...

How well-feathered are they? I've had fully-feathered 4-week-olds handling night-temperatures down in the low-40's without problems. I also had a batch with a couple slow-feathering birds where I kept heat available up to 6 weeks because it took that long for those two birds to be ready to...