Is 7 weeks too young...

[ydkjenn]

today it's supposed to reach 64 degrees. We've had a horribly cold winter and the chicks have been in the house while I'm waiting for it to get warm enough to fix their coop so they can move outside.

Is 64 too cold for them to go outside for a bit of exploratory time? I'm not talking very long, just a few minutes to have time to clean their inside brooder, etc.

They're approx 7 weeks old and look fully feathered from what I can tell. A late bloomer has some soft feathers on her head, but the others look good.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

They can spend the entire day outside if you have a pen for them or can watch them. 7 weeks is more than old enough to be outside now.

I know what you mean about long winter. I had chicks hatch last year Easter which was end of March and outside 4 weeks after. This year I just started collecting eggs today to set next Saturday for my first hatch of the year. Today's high here is 33F and were expecting two more mornings below 0 this next week. Geesh...

 

[Frizzle13]

I put mine out at 5 as long as that are feathered they will be fine