Outside Shed

[Truck207]

I have 24 3 week old chicks and I was wondering when you guys think I could move them to the outside shed (with a heat lamp)? I live in Maine, but the temperature has been mid-upper 30s during day and 20s during the night. So, when do you guys think I could move them outside?

Thanks in advance!!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

you don't say how big you shed is, or how draft free it is but if you wall off a corner with hay or something (insulation) and have them in a covered box with the heat lamp, you might want 2 so if one burns out they still have heat. you should be fine. you will need to keep an eye an them so if it gets to cold you can fix it.

 

[sherrydeanne]

Only way to really answer that is to put a thermometer under the light in the shed and tell us how warm it is early morning

I would guess that you'll be good by about 4-5 weeks, 6 at the latest.