Silkies

[chrisdumais]

10 week old silkies can you leave them outside at night in the coop obviously

 

[GodLovesU]

They should be fine as long as the coop is secure and it’s not SUPER cold.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

10 week old silkies can you leave them outside at night in the coop obviously

Have you weaned them onto the day and night temperatures? What's the climate like where you are?

 

[Debbie292d]

10 week old silkies can you leave them outside at night in the coop obviously

My silkies about that age have been outside with a Cozy Coop radiant heater as at night it's been in the 50F temps.

 

[chrisdumais]

Have you weaned them onto the day and night temperatures? What's the climate like where you are?

It was 57 last night but soon to be in the high 60’s to 70’s on Monday

 

[chrisdumais]

They should be fine as long as the coop is secure and it’s not SUPER cold.

Ty and no it’s like 57-60 at night

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It was 57 last night but soon to be in the high 60’s to 70’s on Monday

Have you weaned them onto those temperatures? Or do they still have a light/heatsource

 

[akitafriendakita]

Ty and no it’s like 57-60 at night

If they have a good amount of feathers, they'll probably be fine. I let my [silkie] chicks run around outside all day for a week or so [in a pen, sleep inside at night] and then transition them to the coop after they seem used to outdoor temperatures for night time sleeping.

If they can handle things like getting hit with a little rain, breezes during the day, things like that without seeming too cold then they can definitely handle night time weather in a draft-free coop.