Heat Lamps

[jaku]

That's another reason to keep meaties seperate from other chicks. As for an answer to your question, they can be off of heat when they are feathered out- usually around 3 weeks.

 

[Olive Hill]

Ms~Silkie~Girl :

well, we, can't, and how would that work anyways?

It would work because you could then move them to their own brooder with their own heat lamp to wean off from.

 

[ChikeeMomma]

As of now my meaties (cornish x) and laying pullets are still together (4 weeks old -- going to see how far I can go) They are pretty much completely feathered out and do run about outside -- they have their own run. I do leave the heat lamp plugged in still if it's particularly chilly out (really just at night now). I go by them telling me -- if they are all huddled together or are the running about.

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

thanks, ill probably put them in their own coop at 4-5 weeks,, thanks!