Brooding Chicks Outside

[Self sufficient chickens]

I have a section of my coop that is separated with 1/4 inch hardware cloth, I can also put a brooder heater out there. When is it safe to put the chicks from the inside brooder into this setup? Thanks!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Depends on your temps and how old the chicks are, but I'd feel comfortable having them out at the start, provided the area is well secured and draft free.

Photos of the area would help.

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

Ok, will take some when doing chicken chores. Thanks

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

Brooder habitat in main chicken coop

Spoiler: Outside brooder

Spoiler: More Brooder Area Pictures

Spoiler: The mom has no knowledge of her offspring 🐣

Thanks for the feedback @rosemarythyme

 

[rosemarythyme]

Looks like a good amount of space + light and ventilation. The chicks should do just fine in there.

 

[Self sufficient chickens]

Great, I have a paranoia about chicken death, the last 3 batches of chicks which I have raised have almost all died(25/27 chicks)

Spoiler: sudden chicken death

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/sudden-chick-death-problems.1348669/#post-22205878