3 week chicks in galvanized tub

[magnolialady]

New at this so when we got the 4 new Americauna chicks I decided to put them in a galvanized tub with a red bulb heat lamp in our garage. They are now almost 3 weeks old and doing well I think. I have heard several opinions about when they can go outside. We live in So. Cal with mild weather. It is in the 70's now. Any advice?

 

[growsaposy]

We are in N. Cal. and we have mild weather now too. I took mine out at about 4 weeks for short periods. Do you have a yard, or protected place for them? Once they are feathered out they are good in our climate. I used an old large bird cage for my 6 and they were outside all the time by a couple of months.With a light at night. And I think they could have gone without it, but it made me feel better. It doesn't get down below 50 here except in winter. Good luck and this is a great site to learn stuff, or to just confirm what you're doing! Good luck.

 

[magnolialady]

Thanks, this is very helpful. Yes we do have a protected place and we have a small coop outside waiting for them to grow up!