AZ brooder to coop?

AZchickenchick

In the Brooder
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Nov 6, 2008
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OK, I know this is old hat to you guys, but......I live in Phoenix AZ, nite temps are in the lo 50s, 40s. My 3 girls are about one month old and really feathering up - a RIR, Barred Rock, Arecuana. I put them out all day but bring them inside (a cardboard box) at night.
When do I: 1) Turn off the nite warming bulb, and, 2) Let them sleep outside in their coop?
It actually freezes at night here sometimes.

I LOVE these girls. I laugh every time I see them, and how can a feathered reptile have so much personality???!!!

And I love you guys...I never would have gotten this far without you! Please keep up with your opinions and advice. It all helps, and even your in-fighting about chickens cracks me up!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!!! Love Newbie SARA
 
:Freezes in Phoenix ? Not in the 5 years I lived there ? You could probably keep them inside without the light for a while before putting them outside.
 
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Hi, I'm in Mesa. I have some 8 week olds that were out all night with out any heat and it was 46 this morning. They would probably be happier wit a heat lamp though. My 4 week olds are in a brooder with a heat lamp on the back patio though.
 
We used to put then in a tractor as soon as we got them. We had a box in the back of it, and we would herd then into it just before sundown. After a couple of days, they knew the routine.

Of course, we had 24 chicks at a time. They would keep each other warm.

On cold nights, we had a porcelain light fixture screwed onto a block of wood. Over that we had a tin can punched full of holes. And over that we had a much larger can punched full of holes. It kept them warm, but didn't get hot enough to burn them.

Rufus
 
I keep a brooder lamp in the nursery coop that's on a timer. My little girls have their own run. I have it on at night from about 5pm till 9am. It's susposed to be 33 degrees tonight according to the Weather Channel. There are some pictures on my BYC page.
 

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