time in the brooder

[chickie momma di]

i have 4 beautiful 2 week old today buff orphs. how long do they stay in the brooder box?

 

[perfectly_polish]

Until they are fully feathered and the temp outside is 70*F but I put all my chicks outside in a heated barn when they're about a week old, with a heat lamp at night if it's too cold. They feather out much faster. I start letting them out in the yard when they get a little bigger.