What age or outside temperature can you turn off the heat lamp?
I have 25 three and a half week old chickens. I should have the coop finished in a couple of weeks and would like to move them out then (they would be around 5 weeks old). I would keep the coop closed up inside the coop for a couple more weeks. Will this work or will I need to keep a heat lamp on them for a while. I am trying to make room for the next round of chicks in the brooder.
I have 25 three and a half week old chickens. I should have the coop finished in a couple of weeks and would like to move them out then (they would be around 5 weeks old). I would keep the coop closed up inside the coop for a couple more weeks. Will this work or will I need to keep a heat lamp on them for a while. I am trying to make room for the next round of chicks in the brooder.