I wanna put my chicks out...

Melminar

In the Brooder
5 Years
Mar 18, 2014
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Dover, TN
I've got the coop ready to go, and my chicks have all their feathers in, but it's still kinda chilly outside and i have one baby chick that needs the heat lamp. Should I just keep them in until it's warm? Or can they stand a bit of cold? They're starting to fly up put of their box thing and walk around the room, making a mess. What do I do??
 
How old are they? What temperature is your idea of "kinda chilly"? Is the chick that needs the heat lamp a different age or less developed than the others/what is the basis on which you say it "needs" the lamp?
If they are getting out of the brooder before you are able/ready to move them outside you simply put a cover over the brooder - a simple piece of poultry netting or hardware cloth can be placed over the top.
 
I got them a month ago. Well its been around the 50s to low 60s. And the little one is only like, two or three weeks old. It's itty bitty.
 
I would defiantly keep them indoors for now. On warm days, you can put them out in the coop, but otherwise I would keep them indoors either until the weather gets warmer or they get older or preferably both.
 

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