At what age/temprature can chicks live outside (and a couple other questions)

[RnRRidgerunner]

I put mine in a brooder in the coop with a heat lamp from 3-5 days old. No problems whatsoever.

Thanks for the info, no place else to put them yet. LOL We got feathers now so done with the heat lamp then. I don't want to give them a sunburn. LOL!

 

[Dustieburk]

#1 You can put them outside when they are about four to five weeks old , or when you think they are big enough .
Have fun !!!!

 

[jimmywalt]

Hey guys,
I have a question on when to remove or decrease brooder light / temperature for my nearly three week old chicks. I have had them for three weeks, do not know when they were hatched. lol They are nearly fully feathered and stand about 6 inches at the shoulders and 8 at the heads. They seem to bed down away from the 95 degree area and tails to the heat. I have moved the light way up to the top of the 30 gal bin about 20 9nches from the light to the bottom of the bin. The ambient temperature in the house is 67 to 70 degrees. We have been blessed with warm weather Sunday and Monday so it more due to outside conditions, but down to 67 at night. I don't want them to catch cold. LOL Any help from you veterans in this area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
RnR Ridgerunner AKA John L

Welcome to BYC.

Not to be mean, but it's not nice to "thread-jack" someone elses thread with your questions. Please start your own thread. That way not only your questions can be answered, but mine in my thread will be too.

Thanks again. And Welcome.

 

[iwiw60]

Thanks for the info, no place else to put them yet. LOL We got feathers now so done with the heat lamp then. I don't want to give them a sunburn. LOL!

I'm in the same boat, RnRRidgerunner!! Mine will brood in the house cause their coop isn't finished yet...good luck!

 

[Dustieburk]

When they are about five or six weeks . So u should keep it in there about 2 or 3 more weeks .

 

[jimmywalt]

When they are about five or six weeks . So u should keep it in there about 2 or 3 more weeks .

Thank you. Hopefully it will warm up outside. Only in the upper 40's over the next 10 days!

Don't I need to wait till it's at least 60 consistently?

Thanks.

 

[rockmissjess]

Okay so this is my prefab juvenile chick coop.. today is officially going to be their first day outside.. i know i didn't pick the best of days with it about to rain and windy.. but they are too big for the 54 gallon tote inside the house...and its driving me nuts.... so i took a down comforter and put it on the roof of the run and <<<<< side of the coop...put a large piece of plywood on top ... a sheet on the other side <<<<< and two folding card tables... sounds more and more ghetto i know... so only >>>> this part here where the door is open (is shut now) is the only part exposed.. i moved the heat lamp inside... the little coop part and there are some pine shavings on the floor of it.. and sand now where that weedy grass was... i hope they will be okay.. they will be 5 weeks old sunday.. and they are just driving me nutzo in the house.. they are also right by the back porch (you can see the cement in the pic) so i can check on them constantly..

 

[Dustieburk]

Well good luck and have fun !!!

 

[kim10261]

mine are also being brooded in the house our over night temps are in the 30's when they are 5 weeks old and I assume fully feathered it will be the middle of December our over night temps will probable be in the low 30's to mid 20's how do I get them accustomed to temps like that am I going to have to put the infa red light in the coop with them for a bit?

 

[floridahen37]

We're a "no chickens in the house" family. They live in an outdoor brooder/grow out coop from day 1 (that translates to 3 days old because I don't hatch and the guy who does hatches mid-week, sells Saturday). It really is easier to transition them to unheated outdoor temps when they are already in unheated outdoor temps by choice. You just notice they are sleeping on the baby roost and take out the light. No wondering, no worries.