Keeping chicks in coop

[HTG chickens]

So I have a little 4x4 coop. I'm planning on getting four chicks. Where I live it is currently 50° during the day and 40s at night. Would it be okay to put my chicks in the coop with a brooder or would they get too cold? I have the Producers Pride brooder and Coop heater from tractor supply.

 

[Jules Liz]

I would keep them indoors

 

[Happy hen lover]

Chicks should be kept near heat source until feathered out around 6-8 weeks . Small trips outside are okay if weather is warm .

 

[rosemarythyme]

Does the heat plate have temperature range instructions? A lot of them specify 50F or higher, whether it's because they don't work well or it's to cover them from liability, no one seems sure yet.

You could use a mama heating pad instead, that'll definitely work in those temperatures.