6 weeks temp?

[echlfan]

They are 6 weeks old. What temp should it be? Off during the day? It is 66 in the garage during the day.

 

[miss_jayne]

1st week 95*
2nd week 90*
3rd week 85*
4th week 80*
5th week 75*
6th week 70*
7th week 65*

fully feathered for cool weather tolerance.

 

[cmom]

The standard is 95 degrees temp for new chicks to start with reducing the temp by 5 degrees each week. Some people start at 90 degrees. They should be fine. They should be pretty well feathered by now.

 

[echlfan]

They are pretty well feathered by now. We are in california so it is normally warm, but the last couple days it has dropped to 47 at night.

 

[sherrydeanne]

My 4 week olds are in my house which is 66 and they're happy as clams

 

[TexGardenGirl]

Over the past weekend I had most of my 4 1/2 week olds in a semi-open coop with nighttime temps around 51-52 and they did fine. (Not the plan - had to move some out early due to pecking issues). They were mostly feathered but still lacking around the neck/head especially.