right now they are a week old, and doing great. I've brought up the heat lamp, so its not as warm as it was and they are doing fine. I was wondering how long should I keep them in the brooder (i am already going to have to make more brooders, becuase they are getting big). When do the feathers start coming it?
I would keep them in a brooder till maybe 5 or 6 weeks or untill they are fully feathered, then they can go into a coop and get some sunshine. They will love to be in their new digs then. I would make them a bigger brooder till then tho.
I'd been wondering about this as well. Mine are 6 (almost 7) weeks old, pretty much fully feathered, but the night temps in the coop are still getting down to the low forties. Isn't that too cold for them?