3 week old chicks. When can I put my babies out in their coop/run?

[Leisa1968]

Trying to decide when to put these babies out in their coop/run. 18 chicks, some silkies, some Easter Eggers, some not sure yet........ The weather is turning cold this week down about 20 degrees from what it was last week. I was hoping to put them out soon but now I don't know

 

[Hangtown Farms]

when they are fully feathered . about 5 weeks. At 4 weeks I start to turn the heat off so they can adjust. tought to have them under heat then throw them outside in the cold IMO

 

[1muttsfan]

They will need supplemental heat until fully feathered at 6 weeks of age. Placing a heat source in a corner and letting them move freely away from it if they want to will allow them to acclimate on their own.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

yes alot depends on how cold it is Michigan much colder than Northern California.
Not sure about North Carolina's weather this time of year though probably similar to me as I can in a cooler part of California

 

[Leisa1968]

Thank you so much!