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I'm in West Palm Beach and always put my chicks out as early as I can get away with it. I'd rather have them pooping in the grass rather in a box I have to clean. I put them out during the daytimes after a week or two, and make them stay out overnight once they've feathered out and have gotten too big to tempt the snakes. I put them in a bottomless cage so they're protected from harm and block the sides where breezes could bother them. Sometimes I'll run an extension cord out and hang a light in a corner for them if they seem to be complaining more than they're playing.