fishandchix1
Chirping
I am receiving 3, 4-week-old chicks. I was wondering if I need to keep them inside in a brooder or if I can put them right to the outside coop? Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!
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The answer is yes. At four weeks, chicks are quite comfortable with temps down to 70 without additional heat. I have three two-week olds and they don't need any heat at all during the day when it's in the 80s, and they have a heating pad to keep them warm at night when it gets down to the 50s.
After a week of getting to know the other two chickens through a partition, you might consider opening small pop holes into the main run so they can mingle. It gives them much more freedom of movement and helps expedite the integration process while they're still young enough not to present a challenge to the others.
Just make sure there is plenty of room, lots of perches of varying heights and food and water kept inside the chick pen so they don't need to compete for those necessities.