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[Niko C]

Hello i have 6 baby chicks.. well they are about 6 weeks old and are fully feathered i got them march ninth and was wondering when i should fully remove the heat lamp. Switch them from a starter food to a grower food and lastly transition them out side with the rest of the flock?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

All depends on your weather, where you are brooding them, and your setup.

You can remove the heat when chicks are acclimated to you ambient temperatures whatever they are.

I have moved chicks to the shed as early as 4 weeks and as late as 10 weeks.

I keep mine on a non medicated starter grower, mines a combo with 18% protein. I switch to an 18% all flock ration when they are big enough to eat a pellet.