Can I put the chicks outside with the brooder plate at night?

[SomeChickinTN]

The coolest temp this week is supposed to be 58. They're about 3 weeks old. Can they stay out there if I put the ecoglow out there?

 

[BulldogsandChickens]

Are your chicks fully feathered? They need to be feathered before put outside overnight.

 

[NatJ]

The coolest temp this week is supposed to be 58. They're about 3 weeks old. Can they stay out there if I put the ecoglow out there?

Yes.

(I am assuming you have a predator-proof coop, and that the coop provides enough shelter that the wind won't whistle through.)

 

[SomeChickinTN]

Yes.

(I am assuming you have a predator-proof coop, and that the coop provides enough shelter that the wind won't whistle through.)

Yes, it's a co-op coop. All welded wire. They won't be in with the big girls.

 

[sourland]

Those temps, and that age - they should be fine.

 

[Punkybrewster]

At that age they should do well.

 

[imnukensc]

Yes, you can put them out. They'll be fine. I've had two week olds out with their brooder plate with weather in the 30's.

 

[SomeChickinTN]

Are your chicks fully feathered? They need to be feathered before put outside overnight.

They're already mostly feathered. I do an accelerated version of weaning them from the heat.

 

[SomeChickinTN]

Thanks all. I'm having my husband pick up an outdoor extension cord today. It's already almost 80 out, so I put them outside and they are loving it.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I put my chicks in my 3' x 6' brooder in the coop straight from the incubator or post office, whether the outside temperature is below freezing or in the 90's F. As long as you have an area warm enough in the coolest temperatures and and cool enough in the warmest temperatures they can handle it. My biggest challenge to brooding outside is the temperature swings. I've seen it go from below freezing to over 70 F (or the other way) in 36 hours. My brooder can handle that.

As long as they have food, water, protection form predators, and protection from the environment you are good to go. Protection from the environment means rain, wind, and too much or too little heat.