onwingandhoof
Chirping
- Apr 17, 2020
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Make sure to acclimate them to the abrupt change in temp. They can't go from 65 to 30. Put them out for a time during the day and make sure to check on them to see how they are. You might provide a heater in the coop for a little bit till they acclimate.Hello! I have seven 9.5 week old chicks ready to move from their brooder tent to a pen within our coop to start meeting our 6 month olds. They've been off heat and at house temp (65) for a week.
The coop is insulated. It's our first winter, and I'm so nervous. 30s during the day and low 20s overnight. What do these guys need to safely acclimate? Is there any benefit to keeping them inside until 12 weeks?
Also, we need to process 2 aggressive older cockerels. The young group has 4 boys. Would it go any smoother to move them after the older ones are gone?