Old Enough to go outside?

[FeatherTay]

Hence the Title: Are they old enough to be outside full time?
Lows are 40’s highs are 70’s.

Here is the coop:
I’m in the process of cleaning it right now though.

 

[FeatherTay]

Anyone? I’m not trying to be a bother… but I’m trying to clean out everything, and I need to know pretty soon so I can move things around.

 

[6BeachChicks]

Anyone? I’m not trying to be a bother… but I’m trying to clean out everything, and I need to know pretty soon so I can move things around.

How old are they? They look pretty well feathered to me.

 

[FeatherTay]

10 weeks roughly

 

[6BeachChicks]

10 weeks roughly

They should be ok. Just watch out for drafts in the coop!

 

[3KillerBs]

10 weeks roughly

That's more than old enough. I'm taking my just-turned-4-week-olds off heat tomorrow because they're fully feathered.

But you need to cover that chicken wire with hardware cloth unless your coop is inside another predator-proof enclosure (such as electric netting), because dogs and raccoons can tear right through chicken wire and small predators/vermin like weasels, rats, and snakes can go through the openings.

 

[FeatherTay]

That's more than old enough. I'm taking my just-turned-4-week-olds off heat tomorrow because they're fully feathered.

But you need to cover that chicken wire with hardware cloth unless your coop is inside another predator-proof enclosure (such as electric netting), because dogs and raccoons can tear right through chicken wire and small predators/vermin like weasels, rats, and snakes can go through the openings.

Yes, that is my next project!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

They look ready to me! Mine have been outside since five-six weeks.

 

[Mrs. K]

YES!