Almost 5 week old chicks, moving to coop

[Airyaman]

So right now I really don't have any open run space but I do have an open coop space I can move my last set of chicks into. They are not quite 5 weeks, but this week the outdoor temps will be in the 70s and mid 80s which is unusual for this time of year in Alabama. That said, 90s and above will be here again starting next week.

Will they be OK in the 90s? All of the my other flocks tolerate that but they all have runs and free ranging time during the day (when I'm home to let them out, which is most days).

One of my runs is still tied up by the Black Australorp flock I need to clear out (5 cockerels, 2 hens). Not sure if I will be able to get them out by next week but I need to make some type of decision soon. So if I can do that the 5 week old chicks will have run space, but until then, just coop space, which is much larger than their brooder.

Advice? Not concerned about this week, but next week when summer comes back...

 

[rosemarythyme]

With the hotter days, they'll be restricted to coop only? Have you taken the temperature inside the coop and compared it to outside, or is it a true open air coop where temps inside and out are the same since its essentially the same space?