Keeping chickens outside 24/7??

[erinphelps]

I have 5 silkie chickens about 6 weeks old and I'm just wondering when I can keep them outside 24/7. Are they too young to keep outside? As of right now it is a low of 50°F at night and high of 80°F during the day.

 

[Kiki]

The question is..do you have a secure coop for them?

 

[erinphelps]

The question is..do you have a secure coop for them?

I have a coop and surrounding fence that's enclosed. I would keep them in the chicken coop at night then let them roam in the small fence surrounding it during the day. It looks something like this:

 

[Kiki]

Is it predator proof?
I guess you won't really know until you try it but...if you can post a few pictures we can give you some pointers as to whether it is or not.

You would hate putting your chicks out and have something kill them the first night.

 

[erinphelps]

Is it predator proof?
I guess you won't really know until you try it but...if you can post a few pictures we can give you some pointers as to whether it is or not.

You would hate putting your chicks out and have something kill them the first night.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

They should be fine if they're fully feathered. Just make sure you have a secure coop. We let our chickens run around during the day and shut them in at night.

 

[erinphelps]

They should be fine if they're fully feathered. Just make sure you have a secure coop. We let our chickens run around during the day and shut them in at night.

They are 6 weeks old... is that too young to be outside? They seem to be almost fully feathered.

 

[Kiki]

Look through these..
see the skirt around some of the coops..
you may want to consider adding one.
hardware cloth skirt around coop

 

[erinphelps]

This is about how big they are and how feathered they are

 

[Kiki]

Chicks are hatched outside...
it's not too young.