Can they go outside?

[Tamdog]

Sounds like the temperatures where you live are similar to my temps. I put my four week olds outside with my 6 weeks olds. When the temp dropped to below 48 at about 10 oclock or later when I was about to go to bed I filled one of those Xlarge humongous vinegar bottles with hot water (140*) and wrapped towels around it- making sure it was closed well and would NOT leak. I laid it on its side and put it in the sleeping box once they were all settled/alseep and in a pile-sliding it right up to the pile of wood chips in order to "nest them" I made sure they were all in there each night and closed the door to keep the heat in. That many chicks together sleep in a big pile and keep each other warm. Before daybreak My husband would grab another bottle in the kitchen - fill it with hot water and wrap it with a towel and replace the heat at about 5:30 am when he left for work. The temperatures are lower in the early morning. Mine are doing fine. - I did that because I did not trust the heat lamp in my box at night. During the day -early in the morning when the sun was up and it was still cold I turned on the heat lamp, just to see if they would huddle, They did for a few minutes then went to eating,

 

[MamaGer8ty]

Is she gone or in another enclosure?
How big is this, in feet by feet?
Pics of inside, please?

We don’t have any other hens. The “she” I was talking about was our Great Dane that passed away. We have just the ten 4 wk old chicks and right now they are inside down in our basement. This is our first time so right now they just have a tote bin and walk around making a mess which is why I was wondering if we could put them outside yet.

 

[MamaGer8ty]

Sounds like the temperatures where you live are similar to my temps. I put my four week olds outside with my 6 weeks olds. When the temp dropped to below 48 at about 10 oclock or later when I was about to go to bed I filled one of those Xlarge humorousness vinegar bottles with hot water (140*) and wrapped towels around it- making sure it was closed well and would NOT leak. I laid it on its side and put it in the sleeping box once they were all settled/alseep and in a pile-sliding it right up to the pile of wood chips in order to "nest them" I made sure they were all in there each night and closed the door to keep the heat in. That many chicks together sleep in a big pile and keep each other warm. Before daybreak My husband would grab another bottle in the kitchen - fill it with hot water and wrap it with a towel and replace the heat at about 5:30 am when he left for work. The temperatures are lower in the early morning. Mine are doing fine. - I did that because I did not trust the heat lamp in my box at night. During the day -early in the morning when the sun was up and it was still cold I turned on the heat lamp, just to see if they would huddle, They did for a few minutes then went to eating,

Oooh! I didn’t even think of that. Thank you!