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[jbtcajun]

Our temps are running in the 80-90 during the day and dipping into the low 60 at night.
Chicks are in the run at will from when the due burns off till I put them up at 7:30 pm.(by then they are bedded up together outside)
The girls are 4.5 wk old and been in outside cope 4 days with light at night and 2 of those with access to the run.
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1. At what night temp (or age) can I quit using the light?
2.Why am I having to guide them into the coop at night? During the day anything that scars them they latterly fly to the coop.
3.I no longer feed in the coop; when can I stop offering water?
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Years ago I had chicks but were cared for by the hen. I only fed cracked corn to make it easier to get near them and they cooped up every night on their own.

 

[gander007]

Our temps are running in the 80-90 during the day and dipping into the low 60 at night.
Chicks are in the run at will from when the due burns off till I put them up at 7:30 pm.(by then they are bedded up together outside)
The girls are 4.5 wk old and been in outside cope 4 days with light at night and 2 of those with access to the run.
.
1. At what night temp (or age) can I quit using the light?
2.Why am I having to guide them into the coop at night? During the day anything that scars them they latterly fly to the coop.
3.I no longer feed in the coop; when can I stop offering water?
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Years ago I had chicks but were cared for by the hen. I only fed cracked corn to make it easier to get near them and they cooped up every night on their own.

If you are feeding them cracked corn I hope you also have a feed bowl of turkey grow or check feed available as they need the protein for all the growing them little body's are doing ...

Do the light till week 6 as they should be fully feathered by then ....

I leave water in my chicken coop for the grownups as they are locked up and no way out ...

 

[jbtcajun]

Thanks I will keep the light at night for 2 more weeks.
By then I will need to move the tractor away form power.
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Sorry to be confusing about the cracked corn. This was years ago when I had chickens on my farm they were free range and mom raised.
Had more eggs than I could give away. lol