Brooder chicks to Hen House?

[MainelySeramas]

I have 4 week old chicks in a brooder in the house. How old should they be, before I take them out to the hen house outside. They Buff Orpingtons and Easter eggers.

 

[melvin1208]

They should leave at 6 weeks

 

[columbiacritter]

I just put mine out at 4 wks, but the weather is really warm and I have a heat lamp for them at night. They were have a blast today and i just put them all to bed in the coop.

 

[melvin1208]

I mean they dont need any help at 6 weeks

 

[Mahlzeit]

Depends on the outside temperatures during the day and night and how feathered they are.

 

[MainelySeramas]

Night time temp is around 45 degrees, What if I had a heat lamp on them in the coop? They have pretty good feathering. Right now I have them in the brooder w/ 75 watt light bulb.

 

[joebryant]

Mine have been in the back half of a 4x8 coop with the silkies using the front door half since day one. They have a heat lamp, but they only sit under it at night. Usually during the day they're outside in the area of the run that I fenced off especially for them. They are three weeks old now, wild, and loving life.

 

[MainelySeramas]

They grow so fast, they need more room, So its out to the coop they go! before they start pecking each other!