Is a week old too young to go in coop?

[Midwest Lizabeth]

It sounds like you have a very nice set-up outside for them and they should be fine. The timer is a great idea. I wish I would have thought to use a timer. We kept our little ones out in a garage for the first few weeks and I would have to plug in/un plug the light each evening/morning. It was too hot in the day time with the heat we had this summer. Everything in our garage got covered with "chicken dust". I read on here about the dust factor. . . we're still trying to get rid of all of the dust that landed throughout our garage.

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Hopefully you've had good luck cleaning everything in your kitchen to keep you/family safe from illness. The dust that gets all over the place from the chickens flapping around is not good. While you miss the little ones being in the kitchen, it's a good thing that you got them out and in their coop.