is it to early for my Bourbon Red poult to be out in the pen all night

[Chicken man76]

He is 7 weeks old now mostly feathered out. It will be about 37° tonight but 5he temps will rise fast come morning. I have a open pen for the turkeys they don't use a coop. Anyway should I bring him in tonight or will he be ok out. I thought it would maybe get him used to the elements better. He has been off the heat lamp for weeks now.

 

[Chicken man76]

one more pic

 

[Big Dan]

My poults went outside at 3 weeks and got 2.5 feet of snow at week 4. With heat lamp for snow of course, but that was the only time they got the heat lamp. In find they grow better the sooner they go outside because it makes them used to the elements. I'd say go for it. They are fairly hardy

 

[Chicken man76]

Do you use a coop or is yours open like mine

 

[Big Dan]

They have a little 3 sided shelter with a room thats pretty small, but to be honest they never go into it.

 

[MamaRoo]

I covered a corner of my pen with plastic so they would be out of the wind. Also plastic on top to hold some heat in.

I'd be a little concerned with only one poult and 37 degrees.....

 

[Big Dan]

Year the fewest I have kept together is 4. That may be what helps alot

 

[Chicken man76]

I have 2 I have a eastern wild turkey I purchased a yr ago from a guy. She is a few yrs old now she does well for the most part with my young male. I was going to try and breed them not to sell but just for me . I plan on getting another Bourbon Red later to breed.

 

[Chicken man76]

how big is your pen I have a 12x8 thats 6' tall for 5he 2 right now