moving chicks to coop

  1. FarmerAnnerz

    Too Early to move outside?

    Heya! I have four chickies that are 4 weeks old. They live in a brooder in our garage without a heat lamp. The brooder is getting a little tight, so I would like to move them out. However, I wanted to get some professional advice from the folks here! Is it too early or would the make it ok? I...
  2. themidnightmama

    Moving chicks outside in Texas?

    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...
  3. GoldpartridgeHen

    When can i move them outside???

    Hello, I have a Partridge Cochin pullet and a Cuckoo Marans cockerel that I need to permanently move outside into their outdoor run. They are a bit under 7 weeks, and I would have moved them out earlier but for the fact that its been raining for nearly a week now and the temp is about 13...
  4. Walkbarefoot

    Moving chickens from garage to a new (and hot) coop

    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...
  5. Paige’sBlueShedFarm

    When to move chicks to coop

    I’m planning on moving all my 17 chicks to the shed that will be their coop once the youngest are 5 weeks old. The oldest one will be 7 weeks by then and I want to move them all in there at the same time. I wondered if my plan is okay. April 27 is supposed to the lowest at 31 degrees and the...
  6. nszrmch

    Chicks old enough for coop?

    I have another post about transitioning them into the coop but I just wanted to make sure my babies are old enough to go outside. Planning for this Saturday. Local weather will be high 60's in the days and low 40's at nights (with some occasional rain). What do you think? I want to avoid putting...
  7. DaviJones

    To coop or not to coop?

    So I'm finishing up construction on my coop and wondered when I should put in the pullets. It is about 80 degrees during the day and maybe 60(or occasionally 50) at night this month, and I have been acclimating them to the weather during the afternoon while I build. So when should I each in...
  8. C

    Moving mixed chicks outside to coop

    My son has 4 chicks total, 1 speckled sussex, 1 buff brahma and 2 splash silkies. The big girls are 4.5 weeks old and the silkies are about 3.5 weeks old. They are in a large furniture box brooder in the living room with a heat lamp and pine shaving floor. It's been getting cool at night...
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