Big enough to go outside?

[springchick91]

Hi i am wondering if my chicks who are quickly outgrowing there space at approximately 3 weeks old are big enough to go out to the coop?
I dont want to have to buy yet another box to put them in if there big enough to go outside full time. i live in mt and the weather is kinda random but for the most part its been upper 50s to mid 60s and lows at 40s maybe 30s . They are mostly feathered except for their heads. ill include pics.

 

[Cragg Klefor]

IMO they need to be fully feathered. Heads and all.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Are they still using a heat source?is the coop predator proof?

 

[DobieLover]

If the coop and run are predator proof, put them put.
Give them a huddle box. Make it like a cave with lots of bedding in it and protect if from an draft getting in.
You can aim a well secured heat lamp with a ceramic bulb in it across the opening to the box if it's going to get too cold (below 40). Or even a heat pad under the bedding will do. Turn it off in the morning.

 

[Chickassan]

Can you hang with them for 1 more week?
After that set a huddle box with a decent amount of bedding in your coop "i use a cat carrier".
They'll sleep and stay plenty warm in there by then.
Best part, they'll start roosting as soon as the box is too warm.

 

[springchick91]

Are they still using a heat source?is the coop predator proof?

They have a heat source out in the coop that is a flat heater. and it has bedding in it . It is predator proof it has a run approx 5 ft tall by 4 feet 5 feet long and is buried all around .

 

[Chickassan]

If you have all that set up then they're good to go.
A few nights before you boot them out move them to the coolest room you have so they can acclimate.

They have a heat source out in the coop that is a flat heater. and it has bedding in it . It is predator proof it has a run approx 5 ft tall by 4 feet 5 feet long and is buried all around .