I have read 7 books but still un sure of heat for my 6 week old pullets that I am getting 4/5/15. It still gets cold in Colorado
Springs in April. At 6 weeks do they need a heat source in the coop? What type of heat is best? Or should I keep them inside a little longer. I have a large dog create I can use if they need to stay inside longer. I am getting 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes and 2
Easter Eggers.
Thank-You for any help
Springs in April. At 6 weeks do they need a heat source in the coop? What type of heat is best? Or should I keep them inside a little longer. I have a large dog create I can use if they need to stay inside longer. I am getting 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes and 2
Easter Eggers.
Thank-You for any help
and Welcome To BYC! X2 Six weeks is kind of an in between age, with draft free shelter if they are feathered feathered and the weather is decent (40* or so) and they have been acclimated to the cold, they will probably be fine without heat. If it is colder, or if they have been kept in a brooder and haven't been exposed to colder temps, or are behind in feathering, I'd try to keep them in for a few weeks and get them used to the cold first (turn off the heat during the day, put them outside for short periods of time (watch them and when they quit moving around and start to huddle bring them back in), and by eight weeks they should be fine outside even if it is cold... it will probably be easier to keep four birds inside for two weeks than to heat the coop (and give you more time to bond with them 
... most people use heat lamps of some sort to heat to make a warm spot in the coop, but it is always a safety issue.
