moving in to chicken coop

[ladylo]

hi ya'll

how do I transition chics into the coop? and at how many weeks old? Do we wait for the adult feathers to grow in?

We have 3 chics that are a couple weeks old, they are very young still but this is our first time with a flock. any advise is appreciated.

 

[ChickenMammX4]

We moved ours to the coop at around 3 or 4 weeks. A few days before I'd put them outdoors in a sunny location during the day. ALso weaned them off the heat lamp while indoors. They're tougher than you think.

 

[AllynTal]

If you're using a heat lamp, you'll need to wait for them to feather out some and don't need the heat source anymore before they go to the coop. If you brooder them with a heating pad, they can go into the coop from day 1.

 

[ladylo]

Thank you