Raising chicks in a brooder- when to transition outdoors?

orangesplash

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I have Aseel chicks here-in our part of the world i.e Pakistan, the colors are given names in the native language. So I have Heera Aseel-they are pure white in color.

So I had the eggs incubated in my Brinsea Octagon Ex. The hatch was beautiful. the chicks are doing amazing :)

I have a few queries now:-

As the chicks are growing up since they are almost 1 month old, when do I move them out of the brooder?

I have a Brinsea Eco-Glow Brooder also. Should i start moving them outdoors where the temperature is 65 degree Fahrenheit right now.

The sun is out and i am sun bathing right now.

I need advise from my fellow experts on this please.

Cheers!
 
Is 65 your current average day time temperature (just making sure it's not an unusually warm day for you)? How cold does it get at night, on average?

Have the chicks been raised inside your house? At 4 weeks they're certainly old enough to start spending some time outdoors, a few hours at a time to start and if they seem to be doing well on those trips outside, extend the time a little bit each day. You can probably move them outside permanently by the end of the week with no problem, as long as you have their coop ready.
 
I have Aseel chicks here-in our part of the world i.e Pakistan, the colors are given names in the native language. So I have Heera Aseel-they are pure white in color.

So I had the eggs incubated in my Brinsea Octagon Ex. The hatch was beautiful. the chicks are doing amazing :)

I have a few queries now:-

As the chicks are growing up since they are almost 1 month old, when do I move them out of the brooder?

I have a Brinsea Eco-Glow Brooder also. Should i start moving them outdoors where the temperature is 65 degree Fahrenheit right now.

The sun is out and i am sun bathing right now.

I need advise from my fellow experts on this please.

Cheers!
If you ask me... There is no specific time. We sent our chicks out after 2 weeks... It won't show any obvious difference.
 
Once they are fully feathered, 65 degrees F is definitely warm enough as long as it is not like 45 at night.. I have spent some time in Lahore for work and it was fairly temperate there. I don't know what part of Pakistan you are in. But 65 degrees sounds ok..
 

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