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Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by bellaisa, May 4, 2017.

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  1. May 4, 2017 #1
    bellaisa

    bellaisa Out Of The Brooder

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    I have 5 chicks approximately 6 weeks old. I live in central illinois and the kids are still in the low 40s at night. Is it too soon to have them in a coop with no heat lamp
     
  3. May 5, 2017 #2
    daxigait

    daxigait Overrun With Chickens

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    if they are fully feathered and there is no draft where they Roost they should be okay. You could give them some sort of shelter box, I generally leave my mama heating pad on till they are six or seven weeks.
     

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