Moving chicks outside for Winter

JBGoods

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Feb 14, 2025
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We have 9 chicks ranging from 7-10 weeks old that have been in my enclosed workshop for a few weeks. I have a large fully enclosed run with 17 other chickens and a space set aside for this new flock.

All that to say, it'll be lows in the teens mid next week and working down to the high 20s Sunday. We'd like to keep them in this space from now on however we are unsure how they will do. They appear fully feathered and are a mix of golden comet/cuckoo orpington chicks, black copper marans, Easter Egger, and a Leghorn roo. I plastic wrapped most of the top half of the run but it still allows airflow. This is a 5x6ft area for them in a 16ft wide by 22ft long run that's 10ft tall.
 

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I have had my chicks outside from week 6 with temps getting down to the teens, they're 9weeks now and just fine, it'll be teens again this week. I'm sure they'll be just alright!
They might be mad if its significantly colder but they'll get used to the weather.
 

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