My chicks are 4 weeks old or so. Maybe older. When I look at my chicks compared to what other 4 week old chicks look like mine seem alot more developed. They are pretty big and well feathered. They have destroyed the downstairs bathroom where I have been keeping them , I dont have a garage. Fearing an imminant divorce I make the decision to toss them out on the back deck. So tonight I retrofitted a Dog house I have been working on to be a temporary coop. I put wire all around the frame. Then installed 2" foam isulation around 2/3 rds of it. I also put a piece of foam on the floor for them to roost on. And another piece covering 1/2 the top. then I hung their heat lamp so it is about 16 inches above the roost. Then put a thick layer of pine shavings down. Its right at 38 degrees and should only drop down to 35. They have been out there for an hour so far and are just having a good time. Ill keep an eye on them through out the night. My big worry is they are going to eat too much of that insulation. Its supposedly non toxic. But i know if I take it out of there they will get to cold.
