junebuggena
Crowing
Depends. The cooler you keep them, the faster they feather in. I brood my chicks in an unfinished room next to the garage. The concrete floor keeps it a near constant 40 to 50 degrees. I use a heating pad draped over a wire frame to replicate a broody hen for their heat source. I use no other heat at all. My chicks are fully feathered in, weaned off heat, and ready to move outside by about 4 to 5 weeks.When are they normally fully feathered? Week 6,7,8? I know its probably a exact sience but I just want to do my best at timing this the best I can for my first time.
Chicks brooded inside a heated house, under a lamp, take about 7 to 8 weeks to feather in, and they must be acclimated to the cooler temps outdoors with field trips out to the coop for short periods, and gradually increasing the time they spend outside.