are the girls ready for the coop yet?

[eddie w]

my pullets will be 6 weeks old mon it has been between 65 and 70 at night here and 80,s during the day but still have a little fuzz around their heads u want sone input will have the coop ready sat

 

[Chester1977]

Our birds are the same age. They will be fine, much colder here and I have had them out for 2 weeks.

They are tougher than you give them credit.

 

[QualityPolish]

Yup, with those temperatures they're ready.

 

[rmonge00]

I would like to add a question to this post. It is down in the 40s at night here, whlie 50s in the day. My chickens are also 6 weeks and I am about to put them in their coop. Do I need to put the heat lamp out with them or will they be OK without it. I have been leavin gthe lamp off about 2 hours per day to wean them off of it. Should I start turning it off during the day and back on at night? Or should I just leave it off?

Ryan

 

[pinkwindsong]

our temps are running close to the same here in SC. but today was really windy and cold. I have been keeping them in their ( box with light ) at night int he storage shed and then I have been putting them outside in a dog x-pen during the day. ( my coop isn't ready for them yet) I know that as long as that light is on at night they are eating all night long. on some eve's when Ive been late to put the to bed. they seem quite content to be at rest and sleeping.. they are around 6 weeks have most their feathers still just a bit of fluff... should I be letting them sleep at night or do they need the weight gain. I am raising them as pullets not broilers. so just not sure. ?
blessed be
Pink

 

[SilkieMomma]

My chickies have been outside during the day with temps ranging from the 40's to the 70's and they have been just fine. I have brought them in the garage the last couple of nights due to temps in the 30's. They have not been under a light for a week now and are playing eating and drinking.

 

[Fred's Hens]

With six week old chicks, and it being mid April, there are few places left cold enough to be concerned. They could/can easily take nights down to 40.

What might need to be stressed more often is conditioning the chicks from week 5 on. Get them used to 60 degree nights, then 50 degree nights. Manipulate the bulb distance or wattage to condition them for their big move. It doesn't matter where you do the transitional conditioning, back room, porch, coop, etc.

 

[eddie w]

thanks for the help i thought they would be ok but just making sure don't want something to happen because of a mistake on my part had good luck so far

 

[Tommy Kelly]

I put mine out at 3 weeks old They are loving it and growing like weeds. They have been out 2 weeks now and are fine the lowest the temp's have was in the mid 40's 1 night the rest of the time it's been mid 50's to 60's for lows. I went and checked on them several times a day for the first few days. They are eating and drinking a whole lot more outside. I doubled their feed at first and tripled it today. I'm up to about 2 1/2 pounds per day on the feed and almost a gallon of water per day.