Chicks Outside?

[amcstay]

Ok, Maybe this seems like a dumb question..... but here goes.

My chicks were ordered in a batch of 25, I got 3, my friend kept 11 and the rest went somewhere else. The other sets of chicks have been sleeping in coops outside for about 2 weeks with no heat lamps on - our outside night time temp is no colder than 79 these days... I fixed my coop to be more protected today (put metal hurricane panels up on two sides where the wind comes from, added 4 inches of pine shavings to the floor and put in a cubby where they could go into in case it got really windy). They seemed upset that they couldn't come into my bathroom tonight - but I do think they have gotten spoiled. Are they going to be alright? I mean there are only 3 vs. 11. Does the amount of chicks in one spot determine when I should move them? Will I wake up to dead chicks tomorrow? They are 4 weeks by the way and heavily feathered.

Am I a bad chicken mom?

 

[purr]

3 will not be able to keep as warm as 11 I would put the heat lamp out cause at 4 wks it should be 80%

 

[rufus]

The chicks will be fine. They just like your company.

Rufus

 

[amcstay]

You know, I thought they liked to be in the house... especially when they kept trying to jump on my lamp when I was putting on makeup in the bathroom!

 

[gritsar]

The chicks will be fine. My chicks were never in this house.

 

[amcstay]

Thank you all for your replies. They did just fine last night. I did check on them once, and they were sleping near the only crack in the panels - I guess they liked the night air

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Thanks again.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

They will do just fine and you are a good Chicken Mommy

Don't worry.

 

[amcstay]

Thanks Pumpkinpup! Hopefully they think so too!