newbie question...

[zippitydooda]

At what point are my "chicks" no longer babies? Mine are 4 weeks old and almost completely feathered. A few still have fuzzy vulture heads and fuzzy butts.

My question truly refers to switching them from the brooder to the coop and switching from chick feed to layer feed. Are all breeds different or is there a standard answer?

Thanks for humoring the new chicken mama

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

When they can go outside depends on your temps, and if there are older birds that they will be integrated with. If they are the only ones, they can go into the coop any time, they just might still need a heat lamp available to them. Don't switch them to layer feed until they are fully grown, and close to laying, around 17 weeks I believe is the recommendation on the bag.